Biomedical Engineer salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$72,554
Middle 50%$62.2k–$86.8k
vs. national median−31%comparison median $104,552
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,006 and $132,481.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,096
25th$62,232
50th (median)$72,554
75th$86,751
90th$114,185

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $70k $100k FY2020: median $52,704 (13 filings) FY2021: median $53,760 (19 filings) FY2022: median $57,327 (20 filings) FY2023: median $57,576 (22 filings) FY2024: median $61,290 (18 filings) FY2025: median $71,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $86,382 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$52,704$50,760$56,65913
FY2021$53,760$52,779$56,80419
FY2022$57,327$54,959$70,43020
FY2023$57,576$56,484$69,36922
FY2024$61,290$57,530$74,68518
FY2025$71,000$62,058$80,75015
FY2026$86,382$63,120$106,84817

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median Biomedical Engineer salary of $72,554 is worth about $71,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Ann Arbor = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in the Ann Arbor, MI area earned a median of $75,650 in May 2025 (60 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,554, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Michigan$67,38626
HistoSonicstoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,232 13
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III $98,443 10
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$54,517$62,23213
Senior · Level III$86,382$98,44310

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.