State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Washington, $129,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.8% — not 50.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.7%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+46.8%
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
Washington
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $129,480
- p25
- $109,550
- p75
- $153,960
- p10
- $83,100
- p90
- $200,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.