State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs Mississippi
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Mississippi, $96,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
Idaho vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+26%
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
Mississippi
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $96,710
- p25
- $96,710
- p75
- $96,720
- p10
- $79,450
- p90
- $101,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.