State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Oklahoma, $109,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.3%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-6.9%
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%
Oklahoma
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $109,340
- p25
- $80,610
- p75
- $175,350
- p10
- $67,980
- p90
- $193,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.