The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biomedical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $81,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $124,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $156,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $124,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,820.
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 | $124,910 | -0.78% | 17.62% |
| 2021 | $125,880 | 1.91% | - |
| 2020 | $123,480 | 4.02% | - |
| 2019 | $118,520 | 15.85% | - |
| 2018 | $99,740 | 1.62% | - |
| 2017 | $98,120 | 4.48% | - |
| 2016 | $93,720 | -8.64% | - |
| 2015 | $101,820 | -0.01% | - |
| 2014 | $101,830 | -3.79% | - |
| 2013 | $105,690 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $102,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $124,910, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for biomedical engineers in state of California, followed by Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary $118,870). In comparison, the median annual salary of biomedical engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.8 percent (4.8%) higher than that in Vallejo-Fairfield.