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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — wages and employment

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers earned a median annual wage of $106,950 in the United States in May 2024, with 21,860 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $106,950SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers earned a median annual wage of $106,950 in the United States in May 2024, with 21,860 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $71,860 or less, the best-paid tenth $165,060 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $100,730 to $106,950, +6.2 %. The best-paying state is Wisconsin at $129,440; the lowest Nebraska at $72,590. Among metropolitan areas, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA pays the highest median, $139,490. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Wisconsin$129,440220
Oregon$129,02090
California$125,7002,900
Washington$125,010970
Minnesota$124,760720
Arizona$121,680410
Ohio$117,9601,470
Oklahoma$117,25090
New York$117,180920
New Mexico$116,560—
New Jersey$115,080490
Kansas$109,14080
Rhode Island$107,970—
Massachusetts$107,7203,920
North Carolina$107,070640
Colorado$106,690460
Indiana$105,750970
Maryland$105,650540
Michigan$103,810320
Virginia$103,170500
Tennessee$103,020260
Georgia$101,710520
District of Columbia$101,62090
Kentucky$101,42080
Connecticut$100,590190
Florida$99,980670
Pennsylvania$97,900690
North Dakota$97,52070
Texas$97,1601,750
South Carolina$96,35080
Montana$94,70040
Iowa$91,76070
Nevada$90,64040
Utah$86,140400
Illinois$83,730—
Missouri$77,550210
Nebraska$72,59090

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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