State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Tennessee
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Tennessee, $106,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0% — not 20.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.5%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
0%
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%
Tennessee
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $106,470
- p25
- $84,470
- p75
- $137,770
- p10
- $81,070
- p90
- $174,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.