State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Georgia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Georgia, $96,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.4%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.2%
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%
Georgia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $96,920
- p25
- $82,720
- p75
- $117,540
- p10
- $63,480
- p90
- $127,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.