State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Kentucky
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Kentucky, $95,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.7% — not 48.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.1%
Arizona vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+32.7%
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%
Kentucky
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $95,360
- p25
- $88,630
- p75
- $110,280
- p10
- $78,570
- p90
- $121,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.