Biomedical engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$77.74 per hour

$161,700 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$52.68 per hour

$109,580 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$40.64 per hour

$84,530 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$32.97 per hour

$68,570 per year

10th percentile

Starting level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$26.83 per hour

$55,800 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Biomedical engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New Mexico $98,530
Illinois $98,420
Arizona $97,120
Nevada $96,980
California $96,590
Colorado $95,840
Texas $95,380
Massachusetts $94,640
New Jersey $91,230
New York $89,610
North Carolina $87,320
Vermont $86,410
West Virginia $85,340
Washington $84,530
Indiana $83,113
Oregon $83,090
New Hampshire $79,510
Ohio $79,250
Georgia $78,520
District of Columbia $77,810
Michigan $76,440
Virginia $75,670
Louisiana $75,520
Kansas $74,820
Maine $74,100
Missouri $74,070
Pennsylvania $73,603
Florida $72,330
Utah $69,810
Wisconsin $69,330
Oklahoma $65,960
Iowa $63,430
Tennessee $62,890
Nebraska $61,480
Kentucky $60,730
South Carolina $58,480
Arkansas $54,289
Minnesota $111,860
Connecticut $101,920
Maryland $100,170

How do biomedical engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Biomedical engineers earn about the same as related careers in Washington. On average, they make less than mining and geological engineers but more than computer systems engineers.

Career Median Salary
Mining and geological engineer salary $90K
Product safety engineer salary $95K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $94K
Mechanical engineer salary $91K
Biomedical engineer salary $85K
Civil engineer salary $88K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $92K
Naval architect salary $88K
Marine engineer salary $88K
Computer systems engineer salary $88K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)