State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Massachusetts
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Massachusetts, $127,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 0.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+0.6%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-3.9%
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%
Massachusetts
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $127,570
- p25
- $100,240
- p75
- $150,220
- p10
- $76,750
- p90
- $194,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.