State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Oregon
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Oregon, $122,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.2% — not 4.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.7%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-2.2%
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%
Oregon
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $122,510
- p25
- $109,440
- p75
- $132,750
- p10
- $81,520
- p90
- $163,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.