How much do Nuclear Power Reactor Operators make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Percentile spread

For Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, the published 10th percentile is $84,190 and the 90th percentile is $126,790. The difference is $42,600, which is 37.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $110,640 to the 75th at $126,790, covers $16,150.

The mean annual wage is $115,510, which sits above the median of $112,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 8.2% lower than the national median of $122,890 for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,935, which is 5.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $112,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nuclear Power Reactor Operators at $115,935 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.