Entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Marietta, Tucker, Woodstock.

Median salary$67,727
Middle 50%$61.7k–$76.2k
vs. all levels here−25%comparison median $90,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,697 and $107,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,380
25th$61,674
50th (median)$67,727
75th$76,159
90th$84,490

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $58,947 (13 filings) FY2022: median $57,586 (12 filings) FY2023: median $65,250 (13 filings) FY2024: median $59,504 (10 filings) FY2025: median $72,800 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 13
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$58,947$50,004$62,50013
FY2021–––9
FY2022$57,586$54,954$62,00012
FY2023$65,250$57,304$70,00013
FY2024$59,504$56,688$65,37510
FY2025$72,800$63,423$76,63810
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Atlanta's median entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary of $67,727 is worth about $67,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $96,920 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $67,727, 30% 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
Georgia Institute of Technologytoo few8
Emory Universitytoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,727 16
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III $93,205 16
Expert · Level IV $127,500 10

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$67,72716
Senior · Level III$93,205$93,20516
Expert · Level IV$112,923$127,50010

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.