The median annual wage for biomedical engineers was $86,220 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $51,480, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $139,520.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for biomedical engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
$97,100
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
91,030
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
85,610
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
81,750
Hospitals; state, local, and private
72,950
Biomedical engineers usually work full time on a normal schedule. However, as with employees in almost any engineering occupation, biomedical engineers occasionally may have to work additional hours to meet project deadlines.
Biomedical Engineers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Engineers
$90,060
Biomedical engineers
$86,220
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
