How much do Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $81,650 and the 90th percentile is $170,580. The difference is $88,930, which is 69.0% 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 $96,220 to the 75th at $136,170, covers $39,950.

The mean annual wage is $122,750, which sits below the median of $128,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $109,370 for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,227, which is 18.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.6% higher than the Connecticut median of $103,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers at $129,227 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $103,500 and employment of 120. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,987, against $129,227 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $108,410 and employment of 80. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,513, against $129,227 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 66 miles away, with a median of $110,830 and employment of 980. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,460, against $129,227 here.