State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: California vs Maryland
Nuclear Engineers in California earn a median of $172,400. In Maryland, $157,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 9.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.1%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+3.5%
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
Maryland
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $157,960
- p25
- $127,870
- p75
- $190,470
- p10
- $103,990
- p90
- $207,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.