Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · SOC 17-2031

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineerss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for bioengineers and biomedical engineers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 65 metro areas

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$141,230	450	0.2
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$140,660	650	0.3
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$136,450	270	0.2
4	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$131,170	280	0.3
5	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$129,640	90	0.1
6	Boulder, CO	$129,030	120	0.6
7	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$128,940	Not published	Not published
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$128,550	4,040	1.5
9	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$128,300	130	0.1
10	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$128,270	410	0.3
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$128,240	910	0.1
12	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$127,890	1,070	0.5
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$127,110	120	0.1
14	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$125,760	580	0.2
15	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$123,670	170	0.1
16	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$121,280	200	0.1
17	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$120,060	320	0.3
18	Pittsburgh, PA	$115,320	180	0.2
19	Columbus, OH	$113,570	120	0.1
20	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$110,830	980	0.1
21	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$110,390	470	0.2
22	Akron, OH	$109,390	30	0.1
23	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$108,410	40	0.1
24	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$108,410	80	0.1
25	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$106,470	140	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.