State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: California vs Wisconsin
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in California earn a median of $128,310. In Wisconsin, $110,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
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%
Wisconsin
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $110,430
- p25
- $84,090
- p75
- $149,040
- p10
- $76,870
- p90
- $160,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -11%
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.