The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biomedical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $57,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,940.
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 | $89,590 | -0.28% | 6.97% |
| 2021 | $89,840 | 18.61% | - |
| 2020 | $73,120 | 2.48% | - |
| 2019 | $71,310 | 0.73% | - |
| 2018 | $70,790 | -22.87% | - |
| 2017 | $86,980 | 5.17% | - |
| 2016 | $82,480 | 3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $79,370 | -3.29% | - |
| 2014 | $81,980 | -2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $84,230 | 1.04% | - |
| 2012 | $83,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $89,590, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for biomedical engineers in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Reading (median annual salary $88,360). In comparison, the median annual salary of biomedical engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Reading.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Newark-Union |