The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biomedical engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $65,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biomedical engineers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $86,510 | 1.36% | 1.50% |
| 2017 | $85,330 | -10.99% | - |
| 2015 | $94,710 | -2.07% | - |
| 2014 | $96,670 | 11.85% | - |
| 2013 | $85,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,510 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for biomedical engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of biomedical engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Newark-Union |