State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs New Hampshire
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In New Hampshire, $94,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+27.3%
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%
New Hampshire
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $94,890
- p25
- $80,850
- p75
- $134,990
- p10
- $80,240
- p90
- $175,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +125%
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.