Biomedical engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$58.08 per hour

$120,800 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$48.03 per hour

$99,910 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$42.74 per hour

$88,910 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$33.05 per hour

$68,750 per year

10th percentile

Starting level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$29.28 per hour

$60,900 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Biomedical engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Massachusetts $99,970
Wisconsin $99,950
Washington $99,640
Louisiana $98,990
Colorado $95,580
District of Columbia $95,580
Michigan $95,470
Ohio $94,290
Illinois $92,200
Indiana $92,120
Pennsylvania $91,370
North Carolina $88,910
West Virginia $85,340
Georgia $82,700
Oregon $79,950
Kansas $79,890
Tennessee $79,640
New Hampshire $79,510
Utah $78,240
Vermont $78,210
Nevada $77,680
Kentucky $77,500
Virginia $77,500
Texas $76,920
Missouri $76,650
South Carolina $75,820
Florida $75,230
Alabama $75,100
Maine $74,100
Iowa $73,990
Oklahoma $65,960
Nebraska $64,010
Arkansas $54,289
Arizona $120,850
Minnesota $120,700
New Mexico $108,770
Connecticut $107,260
Maryland $102,390
New York $101,580
California $100,630
New Jersey $100,120

How do biomedical engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Biomedical engineers earn about the same as related careers in North Carolina. On average, they make less than product safety engineers but more than radiation therapists.

Career Median Salary
Product safety engineer salary $99K
Mining and geological engineer salary $80K
Environmental engineer salary $78K
Water engineer salary $78K
Operations research analyst salary $96K
Biomedical engineer salary $89K
Civil engineer salary $79K
Industrial engineer salary $81K
Mechanical engineer salary $80K
Radiation therapist salary $77K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)