Biomedical Engineer salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Bothell, Redmond, Issaquah, Tukwila.

Median salary$111,650
Middle 50%$84.5k–$138.7k
vs. national median+7%comparison median $104,552
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,632 and $259,077.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,137
25th$84,535
50th (median)$111,650
75th$138,651
90th$151,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2021: median $116,813 (17 filings) FY2022: median $107,250 (22 filings) FY2023: median $113,422 (26 filings) FY2024: median $125,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $99,840 (25 filings) FY2026: median $123,851 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 26
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–––8
FY2021$116,813$100,000$134,87517
FY2022$107,250$95,763$114,57522
FY2023$113,422$85,384$133,75026
FY2024$125,000$89,097$145,00019
FY2025$99,840$86,120$140,00025
FY2026$123,851$87,016$128,52710

Cost of living

Seattle's median Biomedical Engineer salary of $111,650 is worth about $100,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
United Imaging Healthcare North Americatoo few4
Siemens Medical Solutionstoo few3
Strykertoo few3
University of Washingtontoo few3
Accutar Biotechnologytoo few2
Bristol-Myers Squibb Companytoo few2
MultiCare Health Systemtoo few2
Philips Rs North Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III $129,563 10
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$126,734$129,56310

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.