State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Nuclear Engineers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Wisconsin, $93,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.6% — not 109.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.7%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+79.6%
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
Wisconsin
Nuclear Engineers
- Median
- $93,080
- p25
- $87,750
- p75
- $125,000
- p10
- $80,760
- p90
- $159,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.