State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs North Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In North Carolina, $94,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.1%
Idaho vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
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
North Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $94,790
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $120,710
- p10
- $67,260
- p90
- $134,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.