State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Pennsylvania, $122,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 4.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.7%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
-7.7%
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%
Pennsylvania
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $122,560
- p25
- $97,640
- p75
- $137,870
- p10
- $77,360
- p90
- $158,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
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.