State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Minnesota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Minnesota, $127,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 0.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+0.5%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-10.5%
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%
Minnesota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $127,730
- p25
- $102,360
- p75
- $160,770
- p10
- $88,530
- p90
- $176,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -7%
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.