H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Nuclear Engineer

Occupation profile for Nuclear Engineer covers 28 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $106,247.

FY2026 certified median
$106,247
Total filings
28
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$94,486–$121,224
Top employer
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$101,226$91,838$110,613
FY202515$109,222$90,063$132,597
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$106,247$94,486$121,224

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Nuclear EngineerFY2024 $101,226; FY2025 $109,222; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $106,247$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$101,226FY2025$109,222FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$106,247Certified median offer, Nuclear EngineerFY2024 $101,226; FY2025 $109,222; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $106,247$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$101,226FY2025$109,222FY2026*$106,247
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC14 filings
  2. UChicago Argonne LLC13 filings
  3. Studsvik Scandpower, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Lemont13 filings
  2. Idaho Falls12 filings
  3. Gaithersburg1 filings
  4. Beaverton1 filings
  5. Bryan1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC · Nuclear Engineer14 filings
  2. UChicago Argonne LLC · Nuclear Engineer13 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2161$105,602$123,531$141,440$159,370
2026-27Idaho Falls, IDArea 2682017-2161$101,213$115,170$129,126$143,083
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778017-2161$92,040$110,531$129,043$147,534
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2161$98,051$119,122$140,213$161,283
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2161$125,819$147,368$168,896$190,445