State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Alabama vs Arizona
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Alabama, $85,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.3%
Alabama vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
-31.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $85,720
- p25
- $76,610
- p75
- $101,250
- p10
- $70,010
- p90
- $142,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Arizona
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $141,230
- p25
- $124,330
- p75
- $163,560
- p10
- $99,630
- p90
- $170,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.