State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs South Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In South Carolina, $99,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
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%
South Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $99,130
- p25
- $80,400
- p75
- $105,400
- p10
- $62,400
- p90
- $126,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.