The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biomedical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $69,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,290.
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 | $103,910 | 1.60% | -6.27% |
| 2021 | $102,250 | -7.67% | - |
| 2020 | $110,090 | -6.93% | - |
| 2019 | $117,720 | 0.75% | - |
| 2018 | $116,840 | -17.26% | - |
| 2017 | $137,010 | 9.45% | - |
| 2016 | $124,060 | 2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $121,320 | 6.95% | - |
| 2014 | $112,890 | 0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $112,070 | 1.47% | - |
| 2012 | $110,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,910 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for biomedical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biomedical engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.