State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Nebraska
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Nebraska, $83,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.6% — not 68.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.4%
Arizona vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+50.6%
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%
Nebraska
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $83,890
- p25
- $72,770
- p75
- $104,570
- p10
- $60,360
- p90
- $125,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.