State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Texas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Texas, $92,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.6%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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%
Texas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $92,600
- p25
- $75,040
- p75
- $123,450
- p10
- $59,540
- p90
- $159,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.