Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering occupation series (code 0858).
The verdict
In the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering counts 1,018 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.0% from the prior period; pay averages $145,285, which pays above the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 1,018
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $145,285
- Avg tenure
- 10.2 yrs
FedScope read on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering occupation (OPM code 0858): 1,018 people, headcount down -3.0% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pays $145,285 per year on average, moving down -0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 08) groups Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family.
Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering ranks #16 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.8% of the family's combined 120,278 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (63rd percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$145,285
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+23.8%
Where Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $145,285 is higher than 86% of federal occupation series (463 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering ranks higher than 86%.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,018 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($145,285 here).
Key takeaways
- Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pays above the federal average by 23.8% ($145,285 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 86th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,018 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering ranks #209 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering ranks #16 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.8% of the family's combined 120,278 employees.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.