State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Missouri
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Missouri, $89,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.3% — not 57.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.8%
Arizona vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+42.3%
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%
Missouri
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $89,480
- p25
- $66,160
- p75
- $123,820
- p10
- $59,700
- p90
- $131,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.