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 from the prior period; pay averages $145,285, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -3.0%
- Pay change
- -0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #16 of 29
FedScope read on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
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. Across the Engineering and Architecture Group family, 120,278 employees work in 29 occupations; Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is 0.8% of that headcount. 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
Occupation Average
$145,285
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+23.8%
Where Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering ranks on rich federal pay
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering.
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
- Place Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Engineering and Architecture Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering postings on USAJOBS.
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.