Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Nuclear Engineers

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Nuclear Engineers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $104,583 versus $118,293 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -11.6%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 13.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Bachelor's$118,293313.6%
Doctorate$113,502522.7%
Master's$104,5831463.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
UChicago Argonne LLC Doctorate 0% 25% $106,202
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC N/A N/A N/A $99,408
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) N/A N/A N/A $98,508
University of Michigan N/A N/A N/A $76,200
Westinghouse Electric Company N/A N/A N/A $95,575
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES N/A N/A N/A $66,903
Holtec International Master's 0% 100% $98,500
Brookhaven National Laboratory N/A N/A N/A $100,197
H3D, INC. N/A N/A N/A $92,000
National Resource Management, LLC Master's 0% 100% $114,000
North Carolina State University N/A N/A N/A $60,000
AREVA INC. Master's 0% 100% $84,000
NUSCALE POWER LLC N/A N/A N/A $120,806
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON N/A N/A N/A $82,477
Massachusetts Institute of Technology N/A N/A N/A $68,617
EnergySolutions, LLC Master's 0% 100% $139,815
Oregon State University N/A N/A N/A $90,000
University of Maryland College Park N/A N/A N/A $69,185
Kairos Power N/A N/A N/A $133,954
Battelle Memorial Institute N/A N/A N/A $86,284