State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: California vs Maine
Nuclear Engineers in California earn a median of $172,400. In Maine, $123,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.3%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+22.2%
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
Maine
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $123,780
- p25
- $110,410
- p75
- $139,240
- p10
- $78,440
- p90
- $147,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.