State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arkansas vs California
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Arkansas, $67,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 47.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.1%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-32.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $67,850
- p25
- $48,880
- p75
- $84,610
- p10
- $46,720
- p90
- $119,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.