State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: California vs Texas
Nuclear Engineers in California earn a median of $172,400. In Texas, $128,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.3%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+17.8%
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
Texas
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $128,340
- p25
- $101,980
- p75
- $155,830
- p10
- $83,250
- p90
- $170,600
- 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.