State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Alabama, $132,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.1%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-15.9%
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
District of Columbia
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $164,050
- p75
- $204,940
- p10
- $128,960
- p90
- $207,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.