State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Kentucky
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Kentucky, $95,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
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%
Kentucky
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $95,360
- p25
- $88,630
- p75
- $110,280
- p10
- $78,570
- p90
- $121,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.