State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Indiana
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Indiana, $108,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.1% — not 18.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.8%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+0.1%
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%
Indiana
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $108,030
- p25
- $86,570
- p75
- $140,210
- p10
- $78,180
- p90
- $177,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.