State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Rhode Island
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Rhode Island, $107,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 18.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.8%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+9.8%
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%
Rhode Island
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $107,970
- p25
- $80,810
- p75
- $187,930
- p10
- $80,810
- p90
- $196,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.