State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: California vs Nebraska
Nuclear Engineers in California earn a median of $172,400. In Nebraska, $149,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6% — not 15.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.5%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-6%
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
Nebraska
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $149,280
- p25
- $132,490
- p75
- $170,390
- p10
- $96,160
- p90
- $170,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.