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Average Bioengineers And Biomedical Engineers Salary in Arizona

Bioengineers And Biomedical Engineers in Arizona earn a median annual salary of $141,230, which is +29.1% compared to the national median. There are 610 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Arizona (state).

$141,230
Arizona median annual wage
$68/hour median
+29.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $109,370
610
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.24
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$99,630
25th
$124,330
Median
$141,230
75th
$163,560
90th
$170,560

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Arizona, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$140,280
Goods: 95.4%
Services: 92.3%
Rents: 106.8%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Idaho $133,750 Compare N/A
California $128,310 Compare 2,750
Minnesota $127,730 Compare 1,230
Massachusetts $127,570 Compare 4,740
Pennsylvania $122,560 Compare 950
Oregon $122,510 Compare 150

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Arizona

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $558,970 0.37
Radiologists $470,640 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $415,980 N/A
Neurologists $409,610 0.35
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $369,720 0.29
Physicians, Pathologists $338,290 1.18
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $322,800 N/A
Physicians, All Other $312,490 0.95

Arizona has salary data for 720 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Bioengineers And Biomedical Engineers in Arizona

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Bioengineers And Biomedical Engineers are projected to change by +5.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.