State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Georgia, $132,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 47.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.4%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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
Georgia
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $132,440
- p25
- $104,870
- p75
- $158,130
- p10
- $81,800
- p90
- $173,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.