State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Tennessee
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Tennessee, $106,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 32.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.6%
Arizona vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
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%
Tennessee
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $106,470
- p25
- $84,470
- p75
- $137,770
- p10
- $81,070
- p90
- $174,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.