State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Nevada
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Nevada, $87,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.9% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+31.9%
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%
Nevada
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $87,850
- p25
- $81,580
- p75
- $117,790
- p10
- $77,420
- p90
- $147,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.