State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Illinois
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Illinois, $89,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.7% — not 57.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.8%
Arizona vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+56.7%
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%
Illinois
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $49,040
- p75
- $112,400
- p10
- $48,370
- p90
- $138,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -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.