State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Mississippi
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Mississippi, $96,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 46%.
Nominal pay gap
+46%
Arizona vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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%
Mississippi
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $96,710
- p25
- $96,710
- p75
- $96,720
- p10
- $79,450
- p90
- $101,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.