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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in California

The median bioengineers and biomedical engineers in California earns $128,310 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,499 a month.

10th percentile
$89,420
25th percentile
$105,950
Median percentile
$128,310
75th percentile
$153,670
90th percentile
$179,810

Based on 2,750 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$89,984 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,310
Federal income tax−$19,528
Social Security + Medicare−$9,816
California income tax (approx.)−$8,982
Monthly take-home$7,499
Every two weeks$3,461

Does it go far here?

$115,887Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All bioengineers and biomedical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in California