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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in Manufacturing, California

Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (Manufacturing) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 193 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $133,677. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry14$87,500
Level II — qualified46$116,000
Level III — experienced53$132,175
Level IV — fully competent52$154,200

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (Manufacturing) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Quality Engineer22$144,250
Medtronic, Inc.Sr. R&D Engineer12$108,493
Becton, Dickinson and CompanySenior Systems Engineer10$137,500
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Staff Systems Engineer10$126,500
CEPHEIDSenior Scientist I6$132,788
Shockwave Medical, Inc.Staff Research Scientist5$159,452
Noah Medical CorporationSenior Design Quality Engineer -ME/EE5$143,166
Illumina, Inc.Senior Scientist5$117,790
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.Research Professional5$137,095
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.Systems Engineer III4$133,280

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Endoscope Engineer at Advanced Monitors Corporation
    $86,000
    San DiegoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-501745
  • Quality Engineer - Multiport Da Vinci Instruments at Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    $148,300
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25330-438684
  • Senior Engineer R&D at Biosense Webster, Inc.
    $125,100
    IrvineDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-437617
  • MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEER at ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    $89,000
    TEMECULADecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-428709
  • Systems Engineer 3 at THINK Surgical, Inc.
    $139,203
    FremontDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-430234
  • Quality Engineer at Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    $133,677
    SunnyvaleDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-426674
  • Senior Systems Engineer at Becton, Dickinson and Company
    $135,000
    IrvineDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-425331
  • Machine Learning Scientist at Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    $192,700
    SunnyvaleDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-425083

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.