How much do Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $62,750 and the 90th percentile is $154,290. The difference is $91,540, which is 89.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $81,090 to the 75th at $132,210, covers $51,120.

The mean annual wage is $108,390, which sits above the median of $101,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 6.8% lower than the national median of $109,370 for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,536, which is 0.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.6% lower than the Ohio median of $111,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers at $108,536 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers. Cleveland, OH ranks 7th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Akron, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $109,390 and employment of 30. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,158, against $108,536 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $115,320 and employment of 180. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,811, against $108,536 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 116 miles away, with a median of $103,960 and employment of 80. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,651, against $108,536 here.

Employment share

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (130 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.