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Highest-paying States for Biomedical Engineers

The highest-paying states for biomedical engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of biomedical engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $119,820, Arizona is the highest paying state for biomedical engineers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $112,160). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of biomedical engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Biomedical Engineers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Arizona	$119,820	$70,310	230
2	Washington	$112,160	$70,420	880
3	New Jersey	$110,560	$77,250	610
4	California	$110,390	$73,840	3,060
5	Maryland	$105,910	$60,340	590
6	New York	$105,100	$63,580	780
7	Minnesota	$105,060	$68,860	870
8	Rhode Island	$104,850	$61,260	40
9	New Mexico	$103,110	$84,870	80
10	Illinois	$102,890	$63,780	430
11	Georgia	$100,390	$56,700	170
12	Wisconsin	$99,950	$65,360	490
13	Massachusetts	$99,170	$78,310	1,920
14	Connecticut	$96,150	$79,470	160
15	Colorado	$95,580	$62,460	1,630
16	District of Columbia	$94,380	$82,040	160
17	Indiana	$94,270	$60,620	430
18	Florida	$93,560	$59,470	910
19	Ohio	$93,240	$64,450	410
20	Louisiana	$92,630	$92,040	60
21	Michigan	$92,620	$51,280	240
22	Kansas	$88,400	$58,770	120
23	South Carolina	$86,740	$54,690	170
24	Tennessee	$85,950	$52,000	210
25	Oregon	$85,120	$72,220	110
26	Pennsylvania	$84,900	$57,940	950
27	Kentucky	$83,930	$35,220	100
28	North Carolina	$83,470	$63,290	740
29	New Hampshire	$83,440	$67,130	40
30	Utah	$83,040	$60,650	740
31	Nevada	$81,780	$53,600	30
32	Maine	$78,750	$54,910	50
33	Vermont	$78,590	$58,360	50
34	Virginia	$77,670	$57,550	360
35	Alabama	$76,330	$41,250	30
36	Texas	$76,130	$47,420	950
37	Oklahoma	$74,910	$47,860	40
38	Iowa	$74,060	$59,870	80
39	West Virginia	$73,900	$58,140	30
40	Missouri	$67,160	$58,470	40
41	Nebraska	$64,010	$60,640	40
42	Idaho	$61,160	$52,780	30
43	Arkansas	$61,110	$43,180	60
44	Puerto Rico	$50,190	$36,650	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of biomedical engineers in those states is not available at this time.