Biomedical Engineer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Glendale.

Median salary$94,000
Middle 50%$80.1k–$105.2k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $104,552
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,748 and $252,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,450
25th$80,059
50th (median)$94,000
75th$105,227
90th$147,158

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Biomedical Engineer salary of $94,000 is worth about $91,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $141,230 in May 2025 (450 employed). The H-1B median here is $94,000, 33% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Becton, Dickinson and Companytoo few3
Brainlabtoo few3
West Pharmaceutical Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.