1990 survey of hospital salaries & job responsibilities for clinical engineers & biomedical technicians

The Journal of Clinical Engineering has conducted its fifth survey of the salaries paid to Clinical Engineers and Biomedical Equipment Technicians in U.S. hospitals. This paper reports the salary and work responsibility data obtained from 1,453 professionals in relationship to: Certification; Region of the U.S.; Teaching Versus Nonteaching Facilities; Years of Experience; Education; Union Membership; and Gender. Data are included on Wage Increases and Job Responsibilities. All data are as of 12/31/89. The average BMET I has 3.3 years of experience and earns $19,394 +/- $4,144 (Std. Dev.). The average BMET II has 6.4 years of experience and earns $26,166 +/- $4,900. The average BMET III has 11.7 years of experience and earns $31,334 +/- $4,977. The average BMET Supervisor has 12.9 years of experience and earns $35,371 +/- $6,416. The average Clinical Engineer has 9.5 years of experience and earns $36,971 +/- $7,515. CE Supervisors are the highest paid in the field with an average 13.3 years of experience and an average salary of $46,265 +/- $11,115. Wages remain the highest on the West Coast and lowest in the Southeast. From 1988 to 1989, the wage ranges for all job types except BMET Is increased: BMET IIs, +1.9%; BMET IIIs, +3.0%; BMET Supervisors, +3.2%; CEs, +3.9%; and CE Supervisors, +1.8%. The highest quartile of CE Supervisors now earns between $52,000 and $95,000 per year. While certified individuals earn $521 to $4,953 more than noncertified, this is attributable in part to years of experience.