How much do Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers make in Richmond, VA?

Percentile spread

For Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $73,170 and the 90th percentile is $155,650. The difference is $82,480, which is 78.0% 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 $88,550 to the 75th at $130,890, covers $42,340.

The mean annual wage is $110,090, which sits above the median of $105,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $109,370 for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,993, which is 1.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the Virginia median of $106,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers at $107,993 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. Richmond, VA ranks 2nd 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).).

• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $102,720 and employment of 40. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,879, against $107,993 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 73 miles away, with a median of $87,080 and employment of 50. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,830, against $107,993 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $110,390 and employment of 470. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,383, against $107,993 here.