State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Virginia, $128,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 51.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.4%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
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
Virginia
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $128,890
- p25
- $98,920
- p75
- $164,010
- p10
- $81,480
- p90
- $192,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.