State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Minnesota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Minnesota, $127,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 10.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.6%
Arizona vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+8.3%
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%
Minnesota
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $127,730
- p25
- $102,360
- p75
- $160,770
- p10
- $88,530
- p90
- $176,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -7%
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.