1995 survey of salaries & responsibilities for hospital biomedical/clinical engineering & technology personnel

The Journal of Clinical Engineering conducted its tenth 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 1,091 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 12/31/94 and are compared to 12/31/93. The average BMET I has 3.2 years of experience and earns $25,460 +/- $6,600 (std. dev.). The average BMET II has 7.4 years of experience and earns $31,745 +/- $8,500. The average BMET III has 13.3 years of experience and earns $39,383 +/- $7,600. The average BMET Specialist has 13.3 years of experience and earns $43,090 /+- $1,700. The average BMET Supervisor has 14.7 years of experience and earns $42,930 /+- $7,600. The average Clinical Engineer has 10 years of experience and earns $43,169 /+- $11,100. CE Supervisors have an average 13.1 years of experience and an average salary of $47,776 /+- $11,300. The overall group or department Director or Manager has 15.5 years of experience and earns $51,982 /+- $14,000 on average.