The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biomedical engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $51,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $174,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $174,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,100.
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 | $77,150 | -1.26% | -19.33% |
| 2016 | $78,120 | -6.41% | - |
| 2015 | $83,130 | -8.76% | - |
| 2014 | $90,410 | -2.31% | - |
| 2013 | $92,500 | 0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $92,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,150, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the lowest paying city for biomedical engineers in state of West Virginia, following city of Morgantown (median annual salary of $98,600). Compared with the highest paying city Morgantown, the median annual salary of biomedical engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Morgantown | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria |