State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Texas, $128,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.4% — not 52.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.1%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+34.4%
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
Texas
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $128,340
- p25
- $101,980
- p75
- $155,830
- p10
- $83,250
- p90
- $170,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.