State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs New Mexico
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In New Mexico, $116,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.2%
Arizona vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+10.9%
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 Mexico
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $116,560
- p25
- $83,820
- p75
- $184,000
- p10
- $75,770
- p90
- $193,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.