State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Arkansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Arkansas, $67,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.6% — not 108.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+108.2%
Arizona vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+79.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Arkansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $67,850
- p25
- $48,880
- p75
- $84,610
- p10
- $46,720
- p90
- $119,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.