State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Iowa
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Iowa, $81,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 57%.
Nominal pay gap
+57%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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%
Iowa
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $81,710
- p25
- $76,330
- p75
- $108,680
- p10
- $62,080
- p90
- $135,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.