State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Missouri, $126,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28% — not 54.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.9%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+28%
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
Missouri
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $126,010
- p25
- $104,210
- p75
- $126,010
- p10
- $90,670
- p90
- $158,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.