State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In North Carolina, $131,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27% — not 48%.
Nominal pay gap
+48%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+27%
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
North Carolina
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $131,850
- p25
- $123,720
- p75
- $161,310
- p10
- $96,300
- p90
- $166,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.