State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Florida, $135,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.6% — not 44.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.2%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+35.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $164,050
- p75
- $204,940
- p10
- $128,960
- p90
- $207,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Florida
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $135,400
- p25
- $110,810
- p75
- $160,990
- p10
- $90,000
- p90
- $188,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.