The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biomedical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $48,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biomedical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $83,890 | -4.15% | 17.20% |
| 2016 | $87,370 | 17.12% | - |
| 2015 | $72,410 | 15.19% | - |
| 2014 | $61,410 | -4.84% | - |
| 2013 | $64,380 | -7.89% | - |
| 2012 | $69,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,890, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for biomedical engineers in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $115,130). Compared with the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of biomedical engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |