The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of biomedical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $51,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biomedical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $91,410 | 0.91% | -16.21% |
| 2016 | $90,580 | -11.00% | - |
| 2015 | $100,540 | 0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $99,920 | -8.15% | - |
| 2013 | $108,060 | 1.69% | - |
| 2012 | $106,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,410 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for biomedical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biomedical engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.