Best states for a Clinical Engineer

Q: What is the best state for clinical engineers?

The best state to be a clinical engineer is Arizona based on clinical engineer salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for clinical engineers?

The highest paying state for clinical engineers is Alabama based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for clinical engineers?

The worst state for clinical engineers is Alabama, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Clinical engineer opportunities vary in different parts of the country. In order to help you determine the best states for clinical engineers, we ranked all fifty states from best to worst for clinical engineers.Although there are abundant clinical engineer jobs in the United States, a large number of them are in the South. Arizona is the best state in the country for clinical engineer jobs.

Arizona is the best state for jobs for clinical engineers, and Alabama is the worst. The most common pay in Arizona is $81,311, while the median pay in Alabama is $46,257.We found that the South is best for clinical engineers, and the Midwest is the worst. Redwood City, CA is the best city in the country for clinical engineer jobs, where as Arizona is the best state in the country.

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10 best states for clinical engineers in 2025

1. Arizona
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 962
Average Annual Salary: $81,311
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $59,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $110,000
Location Quotient:
1.38
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Arizona
2. Indiana
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 739
Average Annual Salary: $83,890
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $63,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $111,000
Location Quotient:
0.94
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Indiana
3. North Dakota
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 117
Average Annual Salary: $79,538
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $61,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $103,000
Location Quotient:
1.06
Clinical Engineer Jobs in North Dakota
4. Minnesota
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 800
Average Annual Salary: $82,603
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $63,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $108,000
Location Quotient:
1.01
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Minnesota
5. Vermont
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 95
Average Annual Salary: $81,349
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $60,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $109,000
Location Quotient:
1.04
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Vermont
6. Oregon
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 714
Average Annual Salary: $77,870
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $58,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $103,000
Location Quotient:
1.45
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Oregon
7. Illinois
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 1,387
Average Annual Salary: $80,940
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $61,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $107,000
Location Quotient:
0.98
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Illinois
8. Wyoming
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 58
Average Annual Salary: $85,892
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $64,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $114,000
Location Quotient:
0.81
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Wyoming
9. Connecticut
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 510
Average Annual Salary: $77,946
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $57,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $106,000
Location Quotient:
1.29
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Connecticut
10. Iowa
Total Clinical Engineer Jobs: 397
Average Annual Salary: $78,126
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $59,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $102,000
Location Quotient:
0.92
Clinical Engineer Jobs in Iowa

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a clinical engineer

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a clinical engineer

Rank	State	Average Salary	Lowest 10% Earn	Population	Job Count
1	Arizona	$81,311	$59,000	7,016,270	962
2	Indiana	$83,890	$63,000	6,666,818	739
3	North Dakota	$79,538	$61,000	755,393	117
4	Minnesota	$82,603	$63,000	5,576,606	800
5	Vermont	$81,349	$60,000	623,657	95
6	Oregon	$77,870	$58,000	4,142,776	714
7	Illinois	$80,940	$61,000	12,802,023	1,387
8	Wyoming	$85,892	$64,000	579,315	58
9	Connecticut	$77,946	$57,000	3,588,184	510
10	Iowa	$78,126	$59,000	3,145,711	397
11	California	$88,770	$64,000	39,536,653	3,031
12	New Jersey	$78,961	$57,000	9,005,644	967
13	New Mexico	$74,167	$54,000	2,088,070	243
14	Maryland	$76,544	$56,000	6,052,177	883
15	Massachusetts	$83,272	$61,000	6,859,819	654
16	Washington	$73,524	$55,000	7,405,743	1,258
17	Kansas	$77,603	$58,000	2,913,123	302
18	Michigan	$72,877	$54,000	9,962,311	911
19	North Carolina	$73,349	$54,000	10,273,419	1,122
20	West Virginia	$74,031	$54,000	1,815,857	160
21	Texas	$73,760	$53,000	28,304,596	2,456
22	Wisconsin	$70,921	$53,000	5,795,483	699
23	Nevada	$75,154	$54,000	2,998,039	201
24	New York	$72,377	$53,000	19,849,399	1,823
25	District of Columbia	$72,212	$52,000	693,972	372
26	Rhode Island	$67,579	$49,000	1,059,639	175
27	Virginia	$70,889	$52,000	8,470,020	1,335
28	Idaho	$71,639	$53,000	1,716,943	177
29	Delaware	$67,119	$49,000	961,939	182
30	Ohio	$68,692	$51,000	11,658,609	1,071
31	Maine	$63,551	$47,000	1,335,907	202
32	Colorado	$66,736	$49,000	5,607,154	806
33	New Hampshire	$72,358	$53,000	1,342,795	113
34	Florida	$63,529	$45,000	20,984,400	2,396
35	Arkansas	$67,266	$50,000	3,004,279	265
36	Louisiana	$67,495	$48,000	4,684,333	332
37	Georgia	$62,921	$46,000	10,429,379	1,096
38	Utah	$56,418	$41,000	3,101,833	417
39	Tennessee	$60,743	$45,000	6,715,984	604
40	Oklahoma	$62,380	$46,000	3,930,864	254
41	Montana	$57,330	$43,000	1,050,493	133
42	Hawaii	$53,971	$42,000	1,427,538	111
43	Missouri	$62,398	$47,000	6,113,532	522
44	Nebraska	$58,425	$44,000	1,920,076	232
45	South Dakota	$52,564	$39,000	869,666	121
46	Pennsylvania	$49,523	$36,000	12,805,537	1,243
47	Kentucky	$52,943	$39,000	4,454,189	359
48	South Carolina	$50,630	$37,000	5,024,369	439
49	Alaska	$55,275	$45,000	739,795	29
50	Mississippi	$49,693	$36,000	2,984,100	154
51	Alabama	$46,257	$34,000	4,874,747	435

Highest paying states for clinical engineers

Rank	State	Avg. Clinical Engineer Salary
1	Arizona	$81,311
2	Indiana	$83,890
3	North Dakota	$79,538
4	Minnesota	$82,603
5	Vermont	$81,349
6	Oregon	$77,870
7	Illinois	$80,940
8	Wyoming	$85,892
9	Connecticut	$77,946
10	Iowa	$78,126
11	California	$88,770
12	New Jersey	$78,961
13	New Mexico	$74,167
14	Maryland	$76,544
15	Massachusetts	$83,272
16	Washington	$73,524
17	Kansas	$77,603
18	Michigan	$72,877
19	North Carolina	$73,349
20	West Virginia	$74,031
21	Texas	$73,760
22	Wisconsin	$70,921
23	Nevada	$75,154
24	New York	$72,377
25	District of Columbia	$72,212
26	Rhode Island	$67,579
27	Virginia	$70,889
28	Idaho	$71,639
29	Delaware	$67,119
30	Ohio	$68,692
31	Maine	$63,551
32	Colorado	$66,736
33	New Hampshire	$72,358
34	Florida	$63,529
35	Arkansas	$67,266
36	Louisiana	$67,495
37	Georgia	$62,921
38	Utah	$56,418
39	Tennessee	$60,743
40	Oklahoma	$62,380
41	Montana	$57,330
42	Hawaii	$53,971
43	Missouri	$62,398
44	Nebraska	$58,425
45	South Dakota	$52,564
46	Pennsylvania	$49,523
47	Kentucky	$52,943
48	South Carolina	$50,630
49	Alaska	$55,275
50	Mississippi	$49,693
51	Alabama	$46,257

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Updated January 8, 2025

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Total Clinical Engineer Jobs:	962
Average Annual Salary:	$81,311
Lowest 10 Percent Earn:	$59,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn:	$110,000
Location Quotient:	1.38

Best states for a Clinical Engineer

If you're looking for a Clinical Engineer job, here are five companies hiring now:

10 best states for clinical engineers in 2025

1. Arizona

2. Indiana

3. North Dakota

4. Minnesota

5. Vermont

6. Oregon

7. Illinois

8. Wyoming

9. Connecticut

10. Iowa