Like careers in many other engineering fields, biomedical engineers are well paid. Compared to other fields, they earn well above average throughout each stage of their careers. A typical first job as a biomedical engineer nets a salary in excess of $62,000, with many earning significantly more. More advanced careers are comfortably in six figures. According to the United States Department of Labor, the mean salary for a biomedical engineer is $89,970 with the top ten percent of biomedical engineers earning $134,620. The Future of Biomedical Engineering. Economically speaking, medical diagnostics triple in market value each year.