State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs Louisiana
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Louisiana, $84,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.5% — not 58.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.6%
Idaho vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+46.5%
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
Louisiana
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $84,320
- p25
- $72,100
- p75
- $109,620
- p10
- $59,510
- p90
- $122,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.