State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Michigan, $129,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.5% — not 50.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.2%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+31.5%
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
Michigan
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $129,940
- p25
- $103,680
- p75
- $156,590
- p10
- $80,570
- p90
- $159,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.