Average Biomedical Engineer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Biomedical Engineer are from the companies Medtronic, Inc., The Food and Drug Administration and Boston Scientific Corporation. Reported salaries are highest at The Food and Drug Administration where the average pay is $86,566. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Becton, Dickinson and Company and Abbott Laboratories, earning around $82,000 and $80,497, respectively. 3D Systems, Incorporated pays the lowest at around $55,093. Stryker Corp. and Medtronic, Inc. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $70,873 and $72,107, respectively.

Skills in Medical Devices, Project Management, Clinical Research and Research Analysis are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Engineering Design.

An entry-level Biomedical Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $61,733 based on 301 salaries. An early career Biomedical Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $66,003 based on 708 salaries. A mid-career Biomedical Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $80,608 based on 223 salaries. An experienced Biomedical Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $87,803 based on 121 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $89,409.

Employees with Biomedical Engineer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 8.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Chicago, Illinois (6.3% more) and Boston, Massachusetts (3.5% more). The lowest salaries can be found in New York, New York (6.7% less) and San Diego, California (3.5% less).