State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs New Jersey
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In New Jersey, $114,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.2%
Arizona vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+33.1%
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%
New Jersey
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $114,680
- p25
- $93,160
- p75
- $156,870
- p10
- $83,200
- p90
- $170,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.