DOL Verified Employer

Food and Drug Administration, HHS - Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 548 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$95,033
29 DOL filings
MD Approval Rate 75.2% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$95,033
Certified filings
DOL Filings
29
Certified: 412
Unique Job Titles
34
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
75.2%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 29 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$73,396$89,924$95,033$99,905$114,590
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+85.3%

Food and Drug Administration, HHS pays 85.3% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2024

Salaries by Job Title

34 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 158 $100,203 -0.4%
$92,145$92,145$100,203$106,012$106,012
Statisticians 124 $103,294 -0%
$95,217$95,217$103,294$109,900$109,900
Biological Scientists, All Other 54 $82,359 -11.8%
$68,809$68,809$82,359$100,904$100,904
Biochemists and Biophysicists 53 $92,360 -10.9%
$79,864$79,864$92,360$98,916$98,916
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 29 $95,033 -11.1%
$89,924$89,924$95,033$99,905$99,905
19-1042.00 29 $104,473 N/A
$84,655$84,655$104,473$106,823$106,823
15-2041.00 19 $118,064 N/A
$107,548$107,548$118,064$120,972$120,972
Microbiologists 10 $79,864 -8.6%
$79,864$79,864$79,864$92,145$92,145
19-1021.00 9 $85,809 N/A
$82,655$82,655$85,809$117,962$117,962
17-2031.00 8 $109,508 N/A
$102,663$102,663$109,508$109,508$109,508
19-1029.00 5 $98,901 N/A
$87,198$87,198$98,901$110,603$110,603
15-1199 4 $90,350 N/A
$90,350$90,350$90,350$109,807$109,807
15-2041.01 4 $96,229 N/A
$82,009$82,009$96,229$107,803$107,803
Chemical Engineers 4 $95,149 -21.9%
$87,693$87,693$95,149$98,153$98,153
Life Scientists, All Other 4 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemists 4 $71,099 -15.5%
$61,234$61,234$71,099$92,145$92,145
15-1035 3 $74,872 N/A
$62,467$62,467$74,872$77,368$77,368
15-1111.00 2 $111,480 N/A
$109,598$109,598$111,480$113,362$113,362
Mathematicians 2 $84,391 -30.7%
$67,801$67,801$84,391$100,981$100,981
15-2021.00 2 $100,727 N/A
$92,091$92,091$100,727$109,362$109,362
Operations Research Analysts 2 $90,360 -1%
$81,548$81,548$90,360$99,172$99,172
Environmental Engineers 2 $90,350 -13.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1022.00 2 $103,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2031.00 2 $102,663 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3099.00 2 $93,638 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111 2 $100,576 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2144 1 $84,325 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1012.00 1 $102,663 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.02 1 $66,805 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Epidemiologists 1 $97,936 +16.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physical Scientists, All Other 1 $74,872 -36.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $103,435 +3.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1099.99 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers at Food and Drug Administration, HHS

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Aug 2019 $86,179 $70,470 - SILVER SPRING MA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2019 $84,266 $42,973 - SILVER SPRING MA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2018 $84,266 $42,973 - SILVER SPRING MA N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2018 $84,266 $42,973 - SILVER SPRING MA N/A Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2018 $96,970 $42,973 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Nov 2018 $102,918 $85,405 - WEST NEW YORK NJ N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA
Oct 2018 $109,900 $57,096 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $114,590 $42,973 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $96,970 $53,893 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $113,132 $42,182 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2018 $99,590 $81,723 - WEST NEW YORK NJ N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2017 $94,796 $42,182 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2017 $85,035 $42,182 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $94,796 $53,893 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2017 $94,796 $42,182 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $104,275 $69,389 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $95,098 $55,973 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $95,217 $42,536 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2015 $99,905 $56,846 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $89,924 $71,573 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2014 $89,924 $71,573 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Withdrawn LCA
Jul 2014 $89,924 $71,573 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Withdrawn LCA
May 2013 $94,969 $70,429 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $73,396 $39,395 - ST. LOUIS MO N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $94,969 $38,709 - SILVER SPRING MD N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.