State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs Oregon
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Oregon, $122,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 9.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.2%
Idaho vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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
Oregon
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $122,510
- p25
- $109,440
- p75
- $132,750
- p10
- $81,520
- p90
- $163,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.