State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Alabama vs California
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Alabama, $85,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.2%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-16.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $85,720
- p25
- $76,610
- p75
- $101,250
- p10
- $70,010
- p90
- $142,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
California
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $128,310
- p25
- $105,950
- p75
- $153,670
- p10
- $89,420
- p90
- $179,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.