State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Idaho, $133,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+26.6%
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
Idaho
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $133,970
- p25
- $107,030
- p75
- $136,500
- p10
- $104,070
- p90
- $176,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.