If you are looking to get into biomedical engineering, then it helps to know what type of salary you can expect when you finally get the job. There is no one answer, but we will try to shed some light on it and look at the kind of salary that biomedical engineer with masters in their mid-career are earning.
If you are a biomedical engineer with a master’s degree, your salary can range from $38,000 to $66,000 per year.
Salary for biomedical engineer with masters
A person working as a Biomedical Engineer in Nigeria typically earns around 285,000 NGN per month. Salaries range from 148,000 NGN (lowest) to 436,000 NGN (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Biomedical Engineer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Biomedical Engineer Salary Distribution in Nigeria
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
- Salary RangeBiomedical Engineer salaries in Nigeria range from 148,000 NGN per month (minimum salary) to 436,000 NGN per month (maximum salary).
- Median SalaryThe median salary is 274,000 NGN per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Biomedical Engineer(s) are earning less than 274,000 NGN while the other half are earning more than 274,000 NGN. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
- PercentilesClosely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Biomedical Engineer(s) are earning less than 190,000 NGN while 75% of them are earning more than 190,000 NGN. Also from the diagram, 75% of Biomedical Engineer(s) are earning less than 341,000 NGN while 25% are earning more than 341,000 NGN.
Biomedical Engineer Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does experience and age affect your pay?
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Biomedical Engineer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Biomedical Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 168,000 NGN per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 226,000 NGN per month, 34% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 294,000 NGN per month, 30% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Biomedical Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 356,000 NGN per month, 21% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 389,000 NGN per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 409,000 NGN per month, 5% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Biomedical Engineer average salary change by experience in Nigeria
| 0 – 2 Years | 168,000 NGN | |
| 2 – 5 Years | +34% | 226,000 NGN |
| 5 – 10 Years | +30% | 294,000 NGN |
| 10 – 15 Years | +21% | 356,000 NGN |
| 15 – 20 Years | +9% | 389,000 NGN |
| 20+ Years | +5% | 409,000 NGN |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
Biomedical Engineer Salary Comparison By Education
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Biomedical Engineer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Bachelor’s Degree, the average salary of a Biomedical Engineer is 237,000 NGN per month.
While someone with a Master’s Degree gets a salary of 330,000 NGN per month, 39% more than someone having a Bachelor’s Degree degree.
Biomedical Engineer average salary difference by education level in Nigeria
| Bachelor’s Degree | 237,000 NGN | |
| Master’s Degree | +39% | 330,000 NGN |
