State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arizona vs Virginia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median of $141,230. In Virginia, $106,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.6% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
Arizona vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+33.6%
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%
Virginia
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $106,140
- p25
- $83,580
- p75
- $141,740
- p10
- $68,890
- p90
- $200,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.