State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Massachusetts
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Massachusetts, $127,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 10.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.7%
Arizona vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+16.3%
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%
Massachusetts
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $127,570
- p25
- $100,240
- p75
- $150,220
- p10
- $76,750
- p90
- $194,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.