State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In District of Columbia, $100,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.4% — not 24.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.5%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
-34.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $100,920
- p25
- $82,760
- p75
- $101,960
- p10
- $79,500
- p90
- $128,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.