State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Minnesota, $150,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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
Minnesota
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $150,260
- p25
- $126,760
- p75
- $157,560
- p10
- $116,680
- p90
- $203,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.