State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Rhode Island
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Rhode Island, $107,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
Arizona vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
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%
Rhode Island
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $107,970
- p25
- $80,810
- p75
- $187,930
- p10
- $80,810
- p90
- $196,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.