State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Maryland, $157,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.6%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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
Maryland
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $157,960
- p25
- $127,870
- p75
- $190,470
- p10
- $103,990
- p90
- $207,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.