State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs Kentucky
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Kentucky, $95,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.5% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.3%
Idaho vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+32.5%
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
Kentucky
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $95,360
- p25
- $88,630
- p75
- $110,280
- p10
- $78,570
- p90
- $121,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.