State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Colorado
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Colorado, $110,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.7% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.6%
Arizona vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+30.7%
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%
Colorado
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $110,650
- p25
- $90,950
- p75
- $148,600
- p10
- $73,730
- p90
- $168,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.