Illinois · 2025 pay · 16 people
How much does a nuclear safety engineer make in Illinois?
$136,950typical pay for a nuclear safety engineer in 2025
$104,200 – $152,800what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where nuclear safety engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Nuclear Safety Engineer I7 people$134,600
- Nuclear Safety Engineer II9 people$151,500
Highest-paid nuclear safety engineers, 2025
- 1Richard ZuffaNuclear Safety Engineer II · Emergency Management Agency$166,000
- 2Mark PorfirioNuclear Safety Engineer II · Emergency Management Agency$165,700
- 3Robert BowenNuclear Safety Engineer II · Emergency Management Agency$165,000
- 4John MurphyNuclear Safety Engineer II · Emergency Management Agency$156,700
- 5Jason FieldsNuclear Safety Engineer II · Emergency Management Agency$151,500
Common questions
How much does a nuclear safety engineer make in Illinois?
The typical nuclear safety engineer was paid $136,950 in 2025; most earned between $104,200 and $152,800. This counts all 16 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Nuclear Safety Engineer, at any level (for example "Nuclear Safety Engineer I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this