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
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 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)