State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs North Dakota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In North Dakota, $97,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 31.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.6%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
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 Dakota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $97,520
- p25
- $75,190
- p75
- $97,520
- p10
- $75,190
- p90
- $136,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.