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Nuclear Engineer

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Nuclear Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings165All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$108,518139 eligible salary records
Employer names32Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$90,063–$125,775Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
08172534FY 2016: 15 filings16FY 2017: 20 filings17FY 2018: 10 filings18FY 2019: 13 filings19FY 2020: 11 filings20FY 2021: 10 filings21FY 2022: 16 filings22FY 2023: 15 filings23FY 2024: 8 filings24FY 2025: 30 filings25FY 2026: 17 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*17 filings$119,754 median · n=14

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 139 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Nuclear Engineer86
$105,000 median · n=71 eligible
Principal Nuclear Engineer8
$117,936 median · n=7 eligible
Senior Nuclear Engineer8
$109,516 median · n=6 eligible
Nuclear Engineering Analyst5
$128,000 median · n=2 eligible
Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering4
$74,867 median · n=3 eligible
Associate Nuclear Engineer3
$108,725 median · n=2 eligible
Computational Research Scientist-Nuclear Engineering3
$115,560 median · n=3 eligible
Computational Scientist - Nuclear Engineering2
$156,450 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Lemont, IL60
$94,486 median · n=51 eligible
Idaho Falls, ID38
$125,580 median · n=35 eligible
Washington, DC8
$160,000 median · n=5 eligible
Lemont, ILLINOIS7
$123,999 median · n=7 eligible
Oak Ridge, TN6
$117,942 median · n=4 eligible
Camden, NJ4
$101,500 median · n=4 eligible
Golden, CO4
$74,867 median · n=3 eligible
Richland, WA4
$92,359 median · n=3 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
85.5%Certified LCAs
Certified141 85.5%
Certified - Withdrawn16 9.7%
Withdrawn7 4.2%
Denied1 0.6%

Denominator: all 165 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Uchicago Argonne LLC67
$97,957 median · n=58 eligible
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC44
$126,372 median · n=39 eligible
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)7
$117,942 median · n=4 eligible
Battelle Memorial Institute5
$92,359 median · n=3 eligible
Energysolutions, LLC5
$139,630 median · n=5 eligible
Japan Electric Power Information Center, Usa5
$136,000 median · n=3 eligible
Brookhaven National Laboratory4
$104,700 median · n=3 eligible
Colorado School Of Mines4
$74,867 median · n=3 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$108,518Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$82,451
25th percentile$90,063
Median (50th)$108,518
75th percentile$125,775
90th percentile$144,542

n=139 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

165 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Helion Energy, Inc.Senior Nuclear Engineer

Filing details

$182,000 /yr

I-200-26139-925403
Reported wage: $182,000–$246,000 / year
Annualized: $182,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-27
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Everett, WA05/19/202610/01/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$118,008 /yr

I-200-26110-811025
Reported wage: $118,008 / year
Annualized: $118,008
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-27
Employment end: 2029-05-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID04/20/202605/11/2026
Uchicago Argonne, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$94,486 /yr

I-200-26104-792518
Reported wage: $94,486–$157,477 / year
Annualized: $94,486
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-21
Employment end: 2029-05-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL04/14/202605/04/2026
Uchicago Argonne, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$94,486 /yr

I-200-26097-764890
Reported wage: $94,486–$157,477 / year
Annualized: $94,486
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-14
Employment end: 2029-05-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL04/07/202605/04/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$140,400 /yr

I-200-25014-618455
Reported wage: $140,400 / year
Annualized: $140,400
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-03
Employment end: 2028-02-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Beaverton, OR01/14/202502/24/2025
Uchicago Argonne, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$94,486 /yr

I-200-26078-716470
Reported wage: $94,486–$157,477 / year
Annualized: $94,486
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-26
Employment end: 2029-04-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL03/19/202604/20/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer (Molecular Dynamics)

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-26071-698272
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-19
Employment end: 2029-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID03/12/202604/01/2026
Uchicago Argonne, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$94,486 /yr

I-200-26064-682437
Reported wage: $94,486–$157,477 / year
Annualized: $94,486
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-12
Employment end: 2029-04-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL03/05/202604/13/2026
Uchicago Argonne, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$94,486 /yr

I-200-26022-582803
Reported wage: $94,486–$157,477 / year
Annualized: $94,486
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-05
Employment end: 2029-05-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL01/22/202605/21/2026
University Of South CarolinaAssistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering Program

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-26057-666159
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-05
Employment end: 2029-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Columbia, SC02/26/202604/01/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer (Structural Materials)

Filing details

$137,508 /yr

I-200-26042-634540
Reported wage: $137,508 / year
Annualized: $137,508
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-19
Employment end: 2029-02-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID02/11/202602/27/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$158,604 /yr

I-200-26041-631246
Reported wage: $158,604 / year
Annualized: $158,604
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-18
Employment end: 2029-04-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID02/10/202604/30/2026
Uchicago Argonne, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$94,486 /yr

I-200-26041-632228
Reported wage: $94,486–$157,477 / year
Annualized: $94,486
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-18
Employment end: 2029-03-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL02/10/202603/30/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer (Structural Materials)

Filing details

$137,508 /yr

I-200-26030-608678
Reported wage: $137,508 / year
Annualized: $137,508
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-06
Employment end: 2029-02-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID01/30/202602/20/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$119,508 /yr

I-200-26020-571733
Reported wage: $119,508 / year
Annualized: $119,508
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-27
Employment end: 2029-02-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID01/20/202602/05/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer (Acoustic Sensors)

Filing details

$129,912 /yr

I-200-25311-387282
Reported wage: $129,912 / year
Annualized: $129,912
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-17
Employment end: 2028-12-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID11/07/202501/01/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$126,372 /yr

I-200-25311-387284
Reported wage: $126,372 / year
Annualized: $126,372
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-17
Employment end: 2029-01-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID11/07/202501/10/2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-25254-303212
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-18
Employment end: 2028-10-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bryan, TX09/11/202510/06/2025
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$101,196 /yr

I-200-25254-303544
Reported wage: $101,196 / year
Annualized: $101,196
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-11
Employment end: 2028-10-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID09/11/202510/06/2025
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$131,796 /yr

I-200-25240-274053
Reported wage: $131,796 / year
Annualized: $131,796
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-05
Employment end: 2028-09-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID08/28/202509/22/2025
Japan Electric Power Information Center, USANuclear Engineering Analyst

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-22249-456320
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-22
Employment end: 2025-10-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Washington, DC09/06/202210/31/2022
Japan Electric Power Information Center, USANuclear Engineering Analyst

Filing details

$136,000 /yr

I-200-25226-242812
Reported wage: $136,000 / year
Annualized: $136,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-21
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Washington, DC08/14/202510/01/2025
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCComputational Scientist - Nuclear Engineering

Filing details

$182,340 /yr

I-200-25226-243327
Reported wage: $182,340 / year
Annualized: $182,340
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-21
Employment end: 2028-10-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID08/14/202510/31/2025
The Curators Of The University Of Missouri/Missouri University Of Science And TechnologyAssoc. Professor-Nuclear Engineering And Radiation Science

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-25203-191349
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-29
Employment end: 2028-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Rolla, MO07/22/202508/11/2025
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCNuclear Engineer

Filing details

$144,552 /yr

I-200-25176-128136
Reported wage: $144,552 / year
Annualized: $144,552
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-02
Employment end: 2028-08-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID06/25/202508/29/2025

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.