Side-by-side distribution
Automotive Engineer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 57.5%
- Live roles
- 200
Biomedical Engineer
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 60%
- Live roles
- 15
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Computer Vision
Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Vehicle Software
Sr Staff Vehicle Controls Engineer
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Arc Vehicle)
Senior Test Engineer (Arc Vehicle)
Highest-paying jobs
BioMedical AI Research Engineer
Senior Medical Device Research and Development Engineer
Sr. R&D Engineer (Medical Device)
Biomedical Engineer / Clinical Engineer
Biomedical Engineer
Design Quality Engineer, Software Medical Device
R&D Engineer (Medical Device)
Biomedical Engineer / LMDI SME
Medical Device Quality Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 41 |
Relativity Space
|
$165,000 | 12 |
|
Inversion
|
$150,250 | 10 |
Scout Motors
|
$122,500 | 9 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$106,000 | 7 |
Applied Intuition
|
$175,000 | 5 |
|
ALSO
|
$265,000 | 3 |
Kodiak
|
$155,000 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Blue Water Thinking
|
$115,000 | 3 |
|
Spirair, Inc.
|
$121,250 | 2 |
|
Xaira Therapeutics
|
$235,000 | 1 |
|
Cresilon, Inc.
|
$130,000 | 1 |
|
Senseye
|
$112,500 | 1 |
|
Scarlet
|
$94,270 | 1 |
Automotive Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $193,000 | 8 |
| Boston | $193,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $140,000 | 3 |
Biomedical Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $132,500 | 3 |
Automotive Engineer vs Biomedical Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Automotive Engineer is $170,000 per year (typically $138,125–$194,325), versus $115,000 for Biomedical Engineer ($110,000–$130,000). That puts Automotive Engineer about 48% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Automotive Engineer and Biomedical Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.