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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering federal salary series 0858

Full-time federal employees in the Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering series earned a median of $141,260 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 29% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $114,695 and $172,700.

Median pay
$141,260
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$114,695–$172,700
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,070
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.2%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering
All federal (full-time)

What shapes bioengineering & biomedical engineering pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (258 employees, median $116,187). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (663 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($170,990) and lowest in Florida ($117,081), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 10% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 33 $75,637 $71,152–$86,421
GS-11 57 $91,233 $88,956–$98,359
GS-12 258 $116,187 $108,386–$126,165
GS-13 194 $139,925 $129,904–$153,372
GS-14 195 $171,378 $158,154–$182,472
RG (ungraded) 46 $129,904 $119,771–$149,730

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay by agency

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 663 $129,441 $108,888–$158,905
Department of Health and Human Services 280 $166,840 $138,024–$185,983

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay by state

The 8 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Maryland 222 $170,990 $142,438–$187,093
California 64 $155,200 $126,474–$200,146
Ohio 59 $140,025 $120,093–$153,275
New York 39 $131,582 $113,857–$150,198
Illinois 35 $126,452 $112,000–$149,002
Pennsylvania 35 $119,962 $109,036–$141,560
Florida 33 $117,081 $95,475–$142,549
Virginia 32 $157,444 $117,247–$181,374

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.2% from $139,633 in September 2025 to $141,260 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,060 to 1,070 (+0.9%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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