Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Salary in the US
A bioengineers and biomedical engineers earns a national median of $109,370 a year (mean $116,890) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #96 of 825.
How much does a bioengineers and biomedical engineers earn in the US?
A bioengineers and biomedical engineers in the United States earns a median of $109,370 a year (mean $116,890), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 115% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 23,480 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2031), ranked #96 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$109,370
per year
Mean
$116,890
per year
Employment
23,480
US workers
National rank
#96
of 825 by median
What a bioengineers and biomedical engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a bioengineers and biomedical engineers (SOC 17-2031) earns a median annual wage of $109,370 and a mean (average) of $116,890. The median is the midpoint — half of bioengineers and biomedical engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 115% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a bioengineers and biomedical engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for bioengineers and biomedical engineers is $109,370, and the mean (average) is $116,890. The median is the midpoint — half of bioengineers and biomedical engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does bioengineers and biomedical engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $109,370, a bioengineers and biomedical engineers earns 115% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many bioengineers and biomedical engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 23,480 bioengineers and biomedical engineers employed nationally (SOC 17-2031), across all industries.
- Where does this bioengineers and biomedical engineers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-2031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-2031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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