State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs New Mexico
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In New Mexico, $116,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 10.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.1%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
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 Mexico
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $116,560
- p25
- $83,820
- p75
- $184,000
- p10
- $75,770
- p90
- $193,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.