H-1B salary guideSOC 17-2031Rank #78Updated Jun 2026
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (SOC 17-2031). Based on 9,087 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$120,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$90,163
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$184,829
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
185
Rank #78 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 891 | $67,375 | $78,354 | $94,500 |
| Level II | 1,460 | $86,803 | $100,000 | $120,016 |
| Level III | 807 | $97,261 | $113,500 | $138,819 |
| Level IV | 461 | $121,700 | $159,703 | $198,940 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $67,375 | $78,354 | $94,500 |
| Level II | $86,803 | $100,000 | $120,016 |
| Level III | $97,261 | $113,500 | $138,819 |
| Level IV | $121,700 | $159,703 | $198,940 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Georgia Institute of Techn…
251
Intel Corporation
149
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
119
Medtronic, Inc.
115
Bio-Med Services, Inc.
91
The Leland Stanford, Jr Un…
85
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Pl…
84
Google LLC
73
ROBERT BOSCH LLC
56
ExxonMobil Upstream Resear…
55
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $70k |
| FY2011 | $75k |
| FY2012 | $78k |
| FY2013 | $75k |
| FY2014 | $75k |
| FY2015 | $80k |
| FY2016 | $79k |
| FY2017 | $83k |
| FY2018 | $86k |
| FY2019 | $87k |
| FY2020 | $95k |
| FY2021 | $100k |
| FY2022 | $100k |
| FY2023 | $105k |
| FY2024 | $110k |
| FY2025 | $110k |
| FY2026 | $120k |
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