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Average Nuclear Technicians Salary in Pennsylvania

Nuclear Technicians in Pennsylvania earn a median annual salary of $124,070, which is +12.5% compared to the national median. There are 310 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Pennsylvania (state).

$124,070
Pennsylvania median annual wage
$60/hour median
+12.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $110,240
310
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.24
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$104,320
25th
$109,310
Median
$124,070
75th
$124,380
90th
$153,120

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Pennsylvania, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
97.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$127,157
Goods: 99.4%
Services: 109.3%
Rents: 85.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Florida $135,550 Compare 60
New York $129,780 Compare 260
Texas $124,060 Compare 110
Massachusetts $113,390 Compare 50
North Carolina $110,430 Compare 420
Illinois $110,390 Compare 780

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Pennsylvania

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $579,120 0.95
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $553,740 N/A
Anesthesiologists $461,390 0.27
Radiologists $455,380 1.31
Physicians, Pathologists $413,370 0.49
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $354,020 0.44
Orthodontists $311,180 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $306,030 1.00

Pennsylvania has salary data for 791 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Nuclear Technicians in Pennsylvania

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Nuclear Technicians are projected to change by -7.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.