1994 survey of salaries & responsibilities for hospital biomedical/clinical engineering & technology personnel

The Journal of Clinical Engineering has conducted its ninth annual survey of the salaries paid to biomedical/clinical engineering and technology personnel in U.S. hospitals. This paper reports the salary and work responsibility data obtained from 1,335 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. Data are as of 12/31/93 and are compared to 12/31/92. The average BMET I has 3.7 years of experience and earns $25,464 +/- $4,838 (Std. Dev.). The average BMET II has 7.3 years of experience and earns $31,217 +/- $6,069. The average BMET III has 13.2 years of experience and earns $38,095 +/- $6,187. The average BMET Specialist has 14.3 years of experience and earns $43,017 +/- $9,322. The average BMET Supervisor has 14.2 years of experience and earns $41,194 +/- $7,844. The average Clinical Engineer has 8.4 years of experience and earns $42,392 +/- $7,630. CE Supervisors have an average 13.1 years of experience and an average salary of $47,403 +/- $9,561. The overall group or department Director or Manager has 15.5 years of experience and earns $52,245 +/- $13,567 on average. Wages are the highest on the East and West Coasts. The lowest wages are in the Southeast and Southwest. BMET wages advanced up to 5.1%, year to year. The highest quartile of Director/Managers now earns between $59,000 and $101,000 per year. Certified individuals variously earn up to $5,188 more than noncertified.