State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Nebraska, $149,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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
Nebraska
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $149,280
- p25
- $132,490
- p75
- $170,390
- p10
- $96,160
- p90
- $170,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.