State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: Alabama vs California
Nuclear Engineers in California earn a median of $172,400. In Alabama, $132,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.1%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-4.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $132,570
- p25
- $125,870
- p75
- $154,920
- p10
- $97,950
- p90
- $161,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
California
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $172,400
- p25
- $135,400
- p75
- $176,390
- p10
- $109,990
- p90
- $207,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.