State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Illinois
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Illinois, $89,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 43.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.3%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+29.5%
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%
Illinois
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $49,040
- p75
- $112,400
- p10
- $48,370
- p90
- $138,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -9%
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.