State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Colorado vs Idaho
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Colorado, $110,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.4% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.3%
Colorado vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
-23.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $110,650
- p25
- $90,950
- p75
- $148,600
- p10
- $73,730
- p90
- $168,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
Idaho
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $133,750
- p25
- $107,350
- p75
- $137,130
- p10
- $36,190
- p90
- $137,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.