Entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Northridge, Valencia, Rancho Santa Margarita, Pasadena.

Median salary$76,066

Middle 50%$64.7k–$85.7k

vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $108,493

Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,576 and $116,153.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$61,127
25th	$64,662
50th (median)	$76,066
75th	$85,675
90th	$90,000

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$55,141	$55,020	$66,000	22
FY2021	$68,099	$65,295	$75,000	16
FY2022	$62,400	$60,367	$65,500	19
FY2023	$65,500	$64,480	$74,919	19
FY2024	$74,919	$70,147	$78,785	20
FY2025	$73,464	$63,986	$78,390	18
FY2026	$85,675	$70,650	$85,919	14

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary of $76,066 is worth about $67,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $128,240 in May 2025 (910 employed). The H-1B median here is $76,066, 41% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Applied Medical Resources	too few	5
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	too few	4
The University of Southern California	too few	4
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$76,066	32
Mid-level · Level II	$102,877	28
Senior · Level III	$121,000	31
Expert · Level IV	$137,280	28

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$85,675	$76,066	32
Mid-level · Level II	$92,290	$102,877	28
Senior · Level III	$108,493	$121,000	31
Expert · Level IV	$137,280	$137,280	28

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.