The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biomedical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $64,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $173,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,800.
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 | $100,510 | 3.08% | 7.93% |
| 2021 | $97,410 | 12.26% | - |
| 2020 | $85,470 | 5.42% | - |
| 2019 | $80,840 | -0.72% | - |
| 2018 | $81,420 | -13.60% | - |
| 2017 | $92,490 | 7.23% | - |
| 2016 | $85,800 | 3.34% | - |
| 2015 | $82,930 | 6.02% | - |
| 2014 | $77,940 | -19.34% | - |
| 2013 | $93,010 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $92,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,510 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for biomedical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biomedical engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.