State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Pennsylvania, $133,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 46.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.5%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+30.1%
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
Pennsylvania
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $133,250
- p25
- $103,680
- p75
- $162,100
- p10
- $83,250
- p90
- $167,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.