State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Iowa
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Iowa, $81,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.7% — not 72.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.8%
Arizona vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+50.7%
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%
Iowa
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $81,710
- p25
- $76,330
- p75
- $108,680
- p10
- $62,080
- p90
- $135,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.