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Biomedical Engineer Career Market Report 2026

329 active jobs. 63 companies. Median salary $65K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

329
Active Job Openings
63
Companies Hiring
$65K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Biomedical Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 72% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $65K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $50K to $132K.

Remote roles pay 50% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Biomedical Engineering is the most-demanded skill at 32%

Swift demand rose +3.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Pulse leads hiring with 74 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$17K, +26%)

Salary increase: +$17K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior10$56K$65K$68K
Senior4$58K$65K$94K
Mid-Level3$60K$82K$90K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$17K (26%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United Kingdom47$50KGBP
United States37$60KUSD
Remote3$90KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.7%
Remote7.9%
Hybrid0.3%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Biomedical Engineering
32%
Water Quality
19%
Electrical
11%
Project Management
6%
Social Services
5%
AI/LLM
4%
Data Analysis
4%
Swift
3%

Skills on the Rise

Swift ↑+3.0pp

Declining in Demand

Patient Care ↓-63.3ppOSHA ↓-30.2ppCustomer Service ↓-15.1ppWater Quality ↓-13.4ppBiomedical Engineering ↓-12.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Pulse7422.5%
Freseniusmedicalcare5115.5%
Gehc267.9%
Brainlab123.6%
Bluewaterthinking92.7%
Jeffersonhealth72.1%
Aretum61.8%
Philips51.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States140
United Kingdom60
Remote25
India3
Nigeria2
Singapore2
Iraq2
Ireland1

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree67.1%159
Bachelor's Degree16.0%38
PhD / Doctorate3.8%9
Master's Degree2.1%5

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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