State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Louisiana
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Louisiana, $84,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.7% — not 67.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.5%
Arizona vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+46.7%
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%
Louisiana
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $84,320
- p25
- $72,100
- p75
- $109,620
- p10
- $59,510
- p90
- $122,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- 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.