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Biomedical Engineer Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biomedical engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Biomedical Engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,820
25th Percentile Wage
$85,670
50th Percentile Wage
$106,970
75th Percentile Wage
$131,600
90th Percentile Wage
$156,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,820.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biomedical engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$106,970
7.57% 9.23%
2016
$98,870
-4.74% -
2015
$103,560
-1.98% -
2014
$105,610
2.65% -
2013
$102,810
5.55% -
2012
$97,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Biomedical Engineer Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,970 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for biomedical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biomedical engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$124,910
Vallejo-Fairfield
$118,870
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$115,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$106,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$106,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$103,910
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$101,760
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$100,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$99,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$95,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$95,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$92,860
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$91,410
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$86,340
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$74,730