Biomedical engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$52.57 per hour

$109,340 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$44.27 per hour

$92,080 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$35.62 per hour

$74,100 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$29.18 per hour

$60,700 per year

10th percentile

Starting level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$25.62 per hour

$53,290 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Biomedical engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
South Carolina $99,130
New Mexico $98,530
Georgia $96,920
Mississippi $96,710
Kentucky $95,360
New Hampshire $94,890
North Carolina $94,790
Texas $92,600
Utah $90,870
Illinois $89,520
Missouri $89,480
Nevada $87,850
Vermont $86,410
Alabama $85,720
West Virginia $85,340
Washington $84,530
Louisiana $84,320
Nebraska $83,890
Iowa $81,710
Kansas $74,820
Maine $74,100
Arkansas $67,850
Arizona $141,230
Idaho $133,750
California $128,310
Minnesota $127,730
Massachusetts $127,570
Pennsylvania $122,560
Oregon $122,510
New Jersey $114,680
Ohio $111,550
Colorado $110,650
Wisconsin $110,430
Oklahoma $109,340
Indiana $108,030
Tennessee $106,470
Virginia $106,140
Maryland $105,090
New York $104,010
Connecticut $103,500
Florida $101,730
Michigan $100,940
District of Columbia $100,920

How do biomedical engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Biomedical engineers earn about the same as related careers in Maine. On average, they make less than counseling psychologists but more than software quality assurance engineers.

Career Median Salary
Counseling psychologist salary $70K
Clinical psychologist salary $70K
Civil engineer salary $76K
Orthotist and prosthetist salary $72K
Radiation therapist salary $72K
Biomedical engineer salary $74K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $75K
Physical therapist salary $74K
Computer systems engineer salary $75K
Software quality assurance engineer salary $75K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)