State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Illinois, $134,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.1%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+32%
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
Illinois
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $134,510
- p25
- $112,260
- p75
- $162,440
- p10
- $102,890
- p90
- $171,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- 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.