The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biomedical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $77,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,630.
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 | $97,830 | 19.37% | 14.31% |
| 2021 | $78,880 | -7.14% | - |
| 2020 | $84,510 | -4.67% | - |
| 2019 | $88,460 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $86,520 | 3.47% | - |
| 2017 | $83,520 | 4.60% | - |
| 2016 | $79,680 | -0.40% | - |
| 2015 | $80,000 | -5.78% | - |
| 2014 | $84,620 | -1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $85,750 | 2.24% | - |
| 2012 | $83,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,830, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for biomedical engineers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $115,130). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of biomedical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |