State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs Illinois
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Illinois, $89,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.4% — not 49.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.4%
Idaho vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+56.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Illinois
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $49,040
- p75
- $112,400
- p10
- $48,370
- p90
- $138,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -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.