State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs South Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In South Carolina, $99,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 42.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.5%
Arizona vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+32.6%
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%
South Carolina
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $99,130
- p25
- $80,400
- p75
- $105,400
- p10
- $62,400
- p90
- $126,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.