State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Kansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Kansas, $109,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.6%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
-4.3%
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%
Kansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $109,140
- p25
- $89,680
- p75
- $117,750
- p10
- $73,470
- p90
- $140,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.