State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Maryland
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Maryland, $105,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+15.8%
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%
Maryland
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $105,090
- p25
- $82,140
- p75
- $130,490
- p10
- $66,560
- p90
- $158,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -24%
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.