State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In District of Columbia, $100,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.1%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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%
District of Columbia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $100,920
- p25
- $82,760
- p75
- $101,960
- p10
- $79,500
- p90
- $128,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.