State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs Kansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Kansas, $109,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.5%
Idaho vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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
Kansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $109,140
- p25
- $89,680
- p75
- $117,750
- p10
- $73,470
- p90
- $140,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.