State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Oregon
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Oregon, $122,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 15.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.3%
Arizona vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+18.4%
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%
Oregon
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $122,510
- p25
- $109,440
- p75
- $132,750
- p10
- $81,520
- p90
- $163,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.