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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in Washington, DC

The median bioengineers and biomedical engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $110,390 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,426 a month.

10th percentile
$72,790
25th percentile
$96,670
Median percentile
$110,390
75th percentile
$136,020
90th percentile
$167,440

Based on 470 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

$77,106 take-home a year
Gross pay$110,390
Federal income tax−$15,456
Social Security + Medicare−$8,445
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$9,383
Monthly take-home$6,426
Every two weeks$2,966

Does it go far here?

$101,383Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All bioengineers and biomedical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia