Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · CBSA 31080
Biomedical Engineer Salary in Los Angeles
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for biomedical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against California and the national benchmark.
Biomedical Engineers in Los Angeles earn a median of $115,020 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $95,740–$137,010; the top 10% earn $168,660. That is 8% above the national median and 8% below the California median. BLS reports 940 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$115,020
+8% vs national
Top 10% earn
$168,660
90th percentile
Employed in metro
940
Reliability Moderate (11.2% RSE)
Biomedical Engineer pay — Los Angeles vs California vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $80,330 | +12% |
| 25th percentile | $95,740 | +11% |
| Median50th percentile | $115,020 | +8% |
| 75th percentile | $137,010 | +3% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $168,660 | +2% |
| Meanaverage | $120,260 | +5% |
How concentrated biomedical engineers are in Los Angeles
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
1.07
Jobs per 1,000
0.15
Metro rank (pay)
#21 of 66
All engineering roles
$135,996
Los Angeles employs biomedical engineers at close to the national rate (location quotient 1.07).
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2031 (Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →