State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Nebraska
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Nebraska, $83,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 53%.
Nominal pay gap
+53%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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%
Nebraska
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $83,890
- p25
- $72,770
- p75
- $104,570
- p10
- $60,360
- p90
- $125,460
- 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.