The annual salary statistics of biomedical engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of biomedical engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biomedical engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biomedical engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $60,680 | -22.58% | 0.13% |
| 2020 | $74,380 | 2.43% | - |
| 2019 | $72,570 | 2.58% | - |
| 2018 | $70,700 | -16.45% | - |
| 2017 | $82,330 | 3.40% | - |
| 2016 | $79,530 | -0.25% | - |
| 2015 | $79,730 | 23.99% | - |
| 2013 | $60,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,680, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the lowest paying city for biomedical engineers in state of Virginia, following city of Charlottesville (median annual salary of $77,790). Compared with the highest paying city Charlottesville, the median annual salary of biomedical engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News |