Biomedical engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$61.04 per hour

$126,960 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$50.68 per hour

$105,400 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$47.66 per hour

$99,130 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$38.65 per hour

$80,400 per year

10th percentile

Starting level biomedical engineer earnings begin at:

$30.00 per hour

$62,400 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 South Carolina. On average, they make less than electrical engineers but more than nurse educators.

Career Median Salary
Electrical engineer salary $98K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $98K
Environmental engineer salary $96K
Water engineer salary $96K
Radiation therapist salary $101K
Biomedical engineer salary $99K
Ship engineer salary $98K
Counseling psychologist salary $93K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $90K
Nurse educator salary $80K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)