State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs North Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In North Carolina, $94,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.5% — not 49%.
Nominal pay gap
+49%
Arizona vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+39.5%
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%
North Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $94,790
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $120,710
- p10
- $67,260
- p90
- $134,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
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.