State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs North Dakota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In North Dakota, $97,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.2%
Idaho vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+27.8%
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 Dakota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $97,520
- p25
- $75,190
- p75
- $97,520
- p10
- $75,190
- p90
- $136,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.