State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Utah
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Utah, $90,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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%
Utah
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $90,870
- p25
- $78,530
- p75
- $110,310
- p10
- $65,180
- p90
- $138,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.