Expert Biomedical Engineer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Northridge, Valencia, Rancho Santa Margarita, Pasadena.

Median salary$137,280
Middle 50%$125k–$156.5k
vs. all levels here+27%comparison median $108,493
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $115,075 and $233,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$124,717
25th$125,000
50th (median)$137,280
75th$156,528
90th$185,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2020: median $118,914 (17 filings) FY2021: median $121,680 (23 filings) FY2022: median $117,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $116,688 (22 filings) FY2024: median $129,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $125,000 (11 filings) FY2026: median $137,280 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 23
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$118,914$118,914$132,74217
FY2021$121,680$117,500$141,49823
FY2022$117,000$110,302$136,40715
FY2023$116,688$116,688$129,18222
FY2024$129,000$125,590$137,50023
FY2025$125,000$124,717$142,25711
FY2026$137,280$137,280$159,70317

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median expert Biomedical Engineer salary of $137,280 is worth about $120,900 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 $137,280, 7% higher.

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
Medtronictoo few4
Covidientoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$85,675$76,06632
Mid-level · Level II$92,290$102,87728
Senior · Level III$108,493$121,00031
Expert · Level IV$137,280$137,28028

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.