17 Series · SOC 17-2031
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$106,950
per year
Median Hourly
$51.42/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$115,020
average
Employment
21,860
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$71,860
25th Percentile
$86,630
Median
$106,950
75th Percentile
$133,570
90th Percentile
$165,060
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | $129,440 | +21% above national |
| 2 | Oregon | $129,020 | +21% above national |
| 3 | California | $125,700 | +18% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $125,010 | +17% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $124,760 | +17% above national |
| 6 | Arizona | $121,680 | +14% above national |
| 7 | Ohio | $117,960 | +10% above national |
| 8 | Oklahoma | $117,250 | +10% above national |
| 9 | New York | $117,180 | +10% above national |
| 10 | New Mexico | $116,560 | +9% above national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $115,080 | +8% above national |
| 12 | Kansas | $109,140 | +2% above national |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $107,970 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $107,720 | +1% above national |
| 15 | North Carolina | $107,070 | same as national |
| 16 | Colorado | $106,690 | same as national |
| 17 | Indiana | $105,750 | 1% below national |
| 18 | Maryland | $105,650 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Michigan | $103,810 | 3% below national |
| 20 | Virginia | $103,170 | 4% below national |
| 21 | Tennessee | $103,020 | 4% below national |
| 22 | Georgia | $101,710 | 5% below national |
| 23 | District of Columbia | $101,620 | 5% below national |
| 24 | Kentucky | $101,420 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Connecticut | $100,590 | 6% below national |
| 26 | Florida | $99,980 | 7% below national |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $97,900 | 8% below national |
| 28 | North Dakota | $97,520 | 9% below national |
| 29 | Texas | $97,160 | 9% below national |
| 30 | South Carolina | $96,350 | 10% below national |
| 31 | Montana | $94,700 | 11% below national |
| 32 | Iowa | $91,760 | 14% below national |
| 33 | Nevada | $90,640 | 15% below national |
| 34 | Utah | $86,140 | 19% below national |
| 35 | Illinois | $83,730 | 22% below national |
| 36 | Missouri | $77,550 | 27% below national |
| 37 | Nebraska | $72,590 | 32% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $139,490 | +30% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $136,720 | +28% above national |
| 3 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $133,470 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $129,020 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Columbus, OH | $128,220 | +20% above national |
| 6 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $127,650 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $127,640 | +19% above national |
| 8 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $127,490 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $126,780 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $125,380 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $125,010 | +17% above national |
| 12 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $122,520 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Madison, WI | $121,270 | +13% above national |
| 14 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $120,850 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $120,310 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $117,870 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Oklahoma City, OK | $117,250 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $117,180 | +10% above national |
| 19 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $116,790 | +9% above national |
| 20 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $115,080 | +8% above national |
| 21 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $115,020 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Boulder, CO | $113,390 | +6% above national |
| 23 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $110,880 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $109,160 | +2% above national |
| 25 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $109,120 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $108,310 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $108,120 | +1% above national |
| 28 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $106,690 | same as national |
| 29 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $106,420 | same as national |
| 30 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $105,980 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Akron, OH | $105,860 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $105,380 | 1% below national |
| 33 | Rochester, NY | $104,820 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $104,790 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Richmond, VA | $104,680 | 2% below national |
| 36 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $103,270 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $103,140 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $103,110 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $103,020 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Tucson, AZ | $102,110 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $101,360 | 5% below national |
| 42 | Bloomington, IN | $101,180 | 5% below national |
| 43 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $101,150 | 5% below national |
| 44 | New Haven, CT | $100,590 | 6% below national |
| 45 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $100,530 | 6% below national |
| 46 | Cleveland, OH | $100,080 | 6% below national |
| 47 | Worcester, MA | $99,090 | 7% below national |
| 48 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $98,610 | 8% below national |
| 49 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $98,450 | 8% below national |
| 50 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $97,930 | 8% below national |
| 51 | Ann Arbor, MI | $97,620 | 9% below national |
| 52 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $96,320 | 10% below national |
| 53 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $95,440 | 11% below national |
| 54 | Pittsburgh, PA | $91,370 | 15% below national |
| 55 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $90,390 | 15% below national |
| 56 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $90,310 | 16% below national |
| 57 | Syracuse, NY | $89,960 | 16% below national |
| 58 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $88,880 | 17% below national |
| 59 | Knoxville, TN | $88,680 | 17% below national |
| 60 | Ogden, UT | $85,400 | 20% below national |
| 61 | Jacksonville, FL | $85,310 | 20% below national |
| 62 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $85,030 | 20% below national |
| 63 | Charlottesville, VA | $84,750 | 21% below national |
| 64 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $79,190 | 26% below national |
| 65 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $78,050 | 27% below national |
| 66 | Winston-Salem, NC | $72,280 | 32% below national |
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