Biomedical Engineer salary in Providence, RI

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes East Providence, Mansfield, Taunton, Warwick, West Greenwich.

Median salary$123,967
Middle 50%$113k–$138.3k
vs. national median+19%comparison median $104,552
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,247 and $141,713.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,469
25th$113,001
50th (median)$123,967
75th$138,276
90th$141,381

Cost of living

Providence's median Biomedical Engineer salary of $123,967 is worth about $121,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Providence = 101.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in the Providence, RI area earned a median of $101,460 in May 2025 (120 employed). The H-1B median here is $123,967, 22% higher.

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
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporatedtoo few3

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

By experience level

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.