H-1B salary guideSOC 17-2031Rank #77Updated Sep 2026
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (SOC 17-2031). Based on 9,426 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$125,010
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$95,285
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$185,450
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
471
Rank #77 · 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 | 965 | $67,870 | $79,893 | $99,864 |
| Level II | 1,553 | $87,360 | $100,900 | $123,000 |
| Level III | 867 | $97,261 | $114,400 | $140,000 |
| Level IV | 506 | $121,855 | $158,506 | $199,504 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $67,870 | $79,893 | $99,864 |
| Level II | $87,360 | $100,900 | $123,000 |
| Level III | $97,261 | $114,400 | $140,000 |
| Level IV | $121,855 | $158,506 | $199,504 |
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…
259
Intel Corporation
150
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
125
Medtronic, Inc.
117
Bio-Med Services, Inc.
94
The Leland Stanford, Jr Un…
89
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Pl…
84
Google LLC
73
Meta Platforms, Inc
64
ExxonMobil Upstream Resear…
59
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 | $125k |
Compare Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
28 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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Understand the data
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