Biomedical engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$70.92 per hour

$147,520 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$56.63 per hour

$117,790 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$42.24 per hour

$87,850 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$39.22 per hour

$81,580 per year

10th percentile

Starting level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$37.22 per hour

$77,420 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Biomedical engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Washington $99,640
South Carolina $99,130
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
Alabama $85,720
West Virginia $85,340
Louisiana $84,320
Nebraska $83,890
Iowa $81,710
Kansas $79,890
Vermont $78,210
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
New Mexico $108,770
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 Nevada. On average, they make less than acute care nurse practitioners but more than nurse educators.

Career Median Salary
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $104K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $104K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $104K
MRI technologist salary $98K
Industrial engineer salary $102K
Biomedical engineer salary $88K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $96K
Operations research analyst salary $86K
Respiratory therapist salary $85K
Nurse educator salary $96K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)