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Hiring a bioengineer in Arlington, TX

Employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area pay bioengineers and biomedical engineers a median of $99,070, with the middle half of the market between $75,040 and $131,660. Arlington residents working in architecture and engineering occupations report a median of $97,213, which is 2% below what the metro pays for this role.

What does a bioengineer earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile$75,040
Median$99,070
75th percentile$131,660

Half of bioengineers and biomedical engineers in this area earn between $75,040 and $131,660. A band set below $75,040 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Arlington residents earn

$97,213

Median earnings of Arlington residents working in architecture and engineering occupations, 3,866 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 2% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The two sit close together, so pay alone is unlikely to be what wins or loses this hire.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

  • Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
  • Prepare technical reports, data summary documents, or research articles for scientific publication, regulatory submissions, or patent applications.
  • Design or develop medical diagnostic or clinical instrumentation, equipment, or procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
  • Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
  • Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 17-2031.

Tools and technologies in demand

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Python, R, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD, C.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Arlington?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

That matters here, because 33.1% of Arlington adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a workable pool, but the search will reach beyond the city line. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Arlington commute runs 26.7 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 11.8% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Tarrant County, architectural, engineering and related services employs 12,104 and turns over 6.2% a quarter, with 1,063 hires against 973 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $8,847 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 5413.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about bioengineers and biomedical engineers. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $19,814 to $29,721 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Price this search

Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen.

Hiring a bioengineer somewhere else?

Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.

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