State comparison · 2025
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary: Arkansas vs Idaho
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in Idaho earn a median of $133,750. In Arkansas, $67,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.3% — not 49.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.3%
Arkansas vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
-44.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $67,850
- p25
- $48,880
- p75
- $84,610
- p10
- $46,720
- p90
- $119,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
Idaho
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Median
- $133,750
- p25
- $107,350
- p75
- $137,130
- p10
- $36,190
- p90
- $137,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.