State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Idaho vs South Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In South Carolina, $99,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.4% — not 34.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.9%
Idaho vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+32.4%
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
South Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $99,130
- p25
- $80,400
- p75
- $105,400
- p10
- $62,400
- p90
- $126,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.