State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Kansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Kansas, $109,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
Arizona vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.8%
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%
Kansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $109,140
- p25
- $89,680
- p75
- $117,750
- p10
- $73,470
- p90
- $140,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.