The median annual wage of biomedical engineers was $81,540 in May 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $49,690, and the top 10 percent earned more than $126,990.
Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of biomedical engineers in May 2010 were the following:
| Scientific research and development services | $88,330 |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing | 82,820 |
| Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing | 81,150 |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private | 68,070 |
| General medical and surgical hospitals; state, local, and private | 59,010 |
Biomedical engineers usually work full time on a normal schedule. But, as with almost any engineering occupation, they may occasionally have to work additional hours to meet the needs of patients, managers, colleagues, and clients.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition