The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biomedical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $74,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biomedical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $99,750 | 0.46% | 13.92% |
| 2021 | $99,290 | 13.34% | - |
| 2020 | $86,040 | -14.99% | - |
| 2019 | $98,940 | 3.78% | - |
| 2018 | $95,200 | 4.22% | - |
| 2017 | $91,180 | 5.83% | - |
| 2016 | $85,860 | -10.38% | - |
| 2015 | $94,770 | 9.40% | - |
| 2012 | $85,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,750 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for biomedical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biomedical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 25.1 percent (25.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.