All you need to know About biomedical engineer Salary
As more and more people are concerned about their health and there is also a great demand for complex medical equipment , the demand for biomedical engineers is increasing .According to a research , biomedical engineering jobs will expand at the rate if 72 percent by 2018 , creating 27,600 more jobs by that time .
According Bureau of Labor Statistics , current salary of biomedical engineer in 2007 is $79,610. Further,as the biomedical engineer becomes experienced, his salary is close to $80,000 to $90,000 per annum . Biomedical engineers who also do Master’s degree earn $10,000 more than those who only have Bacelor’s degree . The salary of biomedical engineer recently graduated from college is close to $30,500 per year . Different salary range of biomedical is as shown in table.
TYPE OF EMPLOYER ANNUAL AVERAGE SALARY(in $)
Hospital 49,217 to 65,657
Government 64,453 to 95,347
Company 51,446 to 70,933
Non-Profit Organization 39,839 to 76,500
The salary of biomedical engineer aslo increases with his experince . The table shown below furter expains the salary increase:
Years of Experience Average Annual Salary (in $)
Less than 1 year 40,337 to 60,249
1 to 4 years 49,278 to 66,664
5 to 9 years 58,459 to 83,180
10 to 19 years 61,775 to 97,979
20 years and more 60,101 to 94,566
The biomedical engineer salary range varies with `skills , educational qualifications , location of job and at the same time experience of work . Engineers who have passed out from reputed collegs , have more better job prospects than others .
More facts about biomedical engineer salary and conditions:
1. The present salary of trainee in National Health Service (NHS) is close to ?21,176 and ?27,534. This figure may rise to ?34,189 with experience and expertise .
2.The salary of biomedical engineers working who are registered as clinical scientists in private sector is ?28,000 to ?38,000.
3.Engineers working close to big cities like london earn more salaries .
4.Workplace of an engineer may be in office, laboratory , hospital clinic etc .
5.Prospects of self employemnt of biomedical engineer are very less but can work as a consulting engineer for hospitals .
6.This is one such field of engineering where there are equal number of women and men.
7.Biomedical engineer working in private sector often travels abroad as part of international collaboration .
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