Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $98,820 versus $93,707 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +5.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 31% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
None$126,00010.1%
Doctorate$106,939517.6%
Other$102,25040.6%
Master's$98,82040760.3%
Bachelor's$93,70720931%
Associate's$75,06330.4%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Medtronic, Inc. Master's 2.6% 92.3% $93,712
University of Michigan Master's 25% 50% $53,952
St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division Master's 36.4% 54.5% $92,038
Becton Dickinson and Company Master's 0% 100% $91,312
Covidien LP Master's 9.1% 90.9% $91,146
Siemens Medical Solutions USA. Inc Master's 12.5% 68.8% $104,800
Bio-Med Services, Inc Master's 25% 75% $73,570
GE Medical Systems LLC Master's 0% 100% $89,500
Abbott Laboratories Master's 33.3% 66.7% $87,365
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Master's 9.1% 90.9% $115,565
Deloitte Consulting LLP N/A N/A N/A $70,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania N/A N/A N/A $54,834
Illumina, Inc. Master's 27.3% 45.5% $81,848
Boston Scientific Corporation Bachelor's 55.6% 33.3% $86,981
Brainlab Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $76,918
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION Master's 0% 60% $93,236
Advanced Bionics LLC Master's 0% 100% $79,102
Georgia Institute of Technology N/A N/A N/A $49,500
Philips Medical Systems Cleveland Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $81,400
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERSITY N/A N/A N/A $65,000