State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In District of Columbia, $100,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.7% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.9%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+52.7%
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%
District of Columbia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $100,920
- p25
- $82,760
- p75
- $101,960
- p10
- $79,500
- p90
- $128,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.