State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: California vs Georgia
Nuclear Engineers in California earn a median of $172,400. In Georgia, $132,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Georgia
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $132,440
- p25
- $104,870
- p75
- $158,130
- p10
- $81,800
- p90
- $173,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.