State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: California vs Missouri
Nuclear Engineers in California earn a median of $172,400. In Missouri, $126,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 36.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.8%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+12.2%
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
Missouri
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $126,010
- p25
- $104,210
- p75
- $126,010
- p10
- $90,670
- p90
- $158,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.