State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs New York
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In New York, $104,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.4%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+20.2%
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 York
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $104,010
- p25
- $91,680
- p75
- $135,640
- p10
- $80,290
- p90
- $177,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -12%
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.