State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Massachusetts, $145,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 33.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.9%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+28.9%
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
Massachusetts
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $145,760
- p25
- $103,790
- p75
- $161,620
- p10
- $67,750
- p90
- $174,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.