Mid-level Biomedical Engineer salary in Los Angeles, CA

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

Median salary$102,877

Middle 50%$95.8k–$114k

vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $108,493

Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,290 and $139,730.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$92,290
25th	$95,753
50th (median)	$102,877
75th	$114,000
90th	$123,055

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	$77,000	$76,398	$85,959	40
FY2021	$86,000	$83,179	$91,500	23
FY2022	$91,397	$78,500	$118,750	18
FY2023	$91,749	$82,909	$95,000	21
FY2024	$93,300	$91,749	$99,256	16
FY2025	$96,907	$92,290	$114,000	17
FY2026	$102,877	$102,877	$108,680	11

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level Biomedical Engineer salary of $102,877 is worth about $90,600 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 $102,877, 20% 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
Medtronic	too few	4
Hoya Surgical Optics	too few	3
Beukay Cosmetics	too few	2
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division	too few	2
Utopia Compression	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.