State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Colorado
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Colorado, $110,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 16%.
Nominal pay gap
+16%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Colorado
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $110,650
- p25
- $90,950
- p75
- $148,600
- p10
- $73,730
- p90
- $168,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.