Entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary in Washington, DC

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Rockville, College Park, Silver Spring.

Median salary$79,539
Middle 50%$66.1k–$83.8k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $100,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,878 and $124,106.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,780
25th$66,143
50th (median)$79,539
75th$83,822
90th$113,227

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $93,031 (10 filings) FY2023: median $72,176 (11 filings) FY2024: median $79,065 (14 filings) FY2025: median $79,997 (10 filings) FY2026: median $74,027 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
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$93,031$79,201$102,66310
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––7
FY2023$72,176$58,795$75,00211
FY2024$79,065$73,694$92,73414
FY2025$79,997$66,827$86,50010
FY2026$74,027$66,355$82,57210

Cost of living

Washington's median entry-level Biomedical Engineer salary of $79,539 is worth about $73,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $110,390 in May 2025 (470 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,539, 28% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Maryland College Parktoo few5
Children's National Medical Centertoo few3
Richard-Allan Scientifictoo few2
The Henry M. Jackson Foundationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,539 20
Mid-level · Level II $100,000 13
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$57,512$79,53920
Mid-level · Level II$95,805$100,00013

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.