Average Biomedical Engineer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Biomedical Engineer are from the companies Medtronic, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation and 3D Systems, Incorporated. Reported salaries are highest at Abbott Laboratories where the average pay is $81,000. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Boston Scientific Corporation and Medtronic, Inc., earning around $78,315 and $71,216, respectively. 3D Systems, Incorporated pays the lowest at around $53,639. Baxter Healthcare Corporation and The Food and Drug Administration also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $63,871 and $64,817, respectively.

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

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 $60,582 based on 733 salaries. An early career Biomedical Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $64,123 based on 950 salaries. A mid-career Biomedical Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $78,495 based on 301 salaries. An experienced Biomedical Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $82,253 based on 145 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $82,955.

Employees with Biomedical Engineer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 8.2% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Chicago, Illinois (5.1% more) and Houston, Texas (4.9% more). The lowest salaries can be found in New York, New York (4.2% less), Boston, Massachusetts (0.4% less) and San Diego, California (0.2% less).