Entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$62,232
Middle 50%$61.9k–$65.6k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $72,554
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,008 and $75,016.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,183
25th$61,884
50th (median)$62,232
75th$65,640
90th$70,190

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $51,563 (11 filings) FY2021: median $53,550 (15 filings) FY2022: median $55,114 (12 filings) FY2023: median $56,484 (15 filings) FY2024: median $60,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 15
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$51,563$50,760$53,70611
FY2021$53,550$52,704$53,95215
FY2022$55,114$54,098$56,17512
FY2023$56,484$55,632$57,57615
FY2024$60,000$57,000$61,57213
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary of $62,232 is worth about $61,700 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 $62,232, 18% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Michigan$62,23213

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.