State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs North Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In North Carolina, $94,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 35.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.4%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
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%
North Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $94,790
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $120,710
- p10
- $67,260
- p90
- $134,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.