The median annual wage for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators in North Carolina is $107,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $113,850.
Pay spans roughly $89,000 at the 10th percentile to $139,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $51.54 per hour. An estimated 340 people work as nuclear power reactor operators in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $107,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $113,850 |
| Median (hourly) | $51.54 |
| 10th percentile | $89,000 |
| 90th percentile | $139,850 |
| Employment | 340 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.