1989 Survey of hospital salaries & job responsibilities for clinical engineers & biomedical technicians.

Abstract

The Journal of Clinical Engineering has conducted its fourth 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 1,350 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 12/31/88. The average BMET I has 2.8 years of experience and earns $19,494 +/- $4,069 (Std. Dev.). The average BMET II has 6.1 years of experience and earns $25,743 +/- $5,176. The average BMET III has 10.5 years of experience and earns $30,434 +/- $5,432. The average BMET Supervisor has 13.0 years of experience and earns $34,339 +/- $5,896. The average Clinical Engineer has 9.8 years of experience and earns $35,605 +/- $4,345. CE Supervisors are the highest paid in the field with an average 12.9 years of experience and an average salary of $45,461 +/- $11,831. Wages remain the highest on the West Coast and lowest in the Southeast. From 1987 to 1988, the wages ranges for all job types increased: BMET Is, +.52%; BMET IIs, +5.3%; BMET IIIs, +3.8%; BMET Supervisors, +2.1%; CEs, +6.3%; and CE Supervisors, +3.6%. The highest quartile of CE Supervisors now earns between $52,200 and $117,700 per year. While certified individuals earn $1,108 to $4,619 more than noncertified, this is attributable in part to years of experience.