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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Salary by City

Occupational health and safety specialists earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $136,420 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($127,030) and Kennewick, WA ($123,590), among the 368 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $93,860 and the median $90,150, for 140,610 workers (May 2025).

$93,860U.S. average
$136Khighest: San Jose, CA
$47Klowest: Mayaguez, PR
368metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA$136,420
San Francisco, CA$127,030
Kennewick, WA$123,590
Oxnard, CA$114,880
Vallejo, CA$114,640
Seattle, WA$112,560
Bridgeport, CT$112,430
Napa, CA$112,200
Boulder, CO$111,330
Washington, DC$110,960
Santa Cruz, CA$110,810
Boston, MA$109,250
Manchester, NH$108,330
Denver, CO$108,180
Bellingham, WA$107,860
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays occupational health and safety specialists the most statewide, $115,070 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington, D.C.$115,070$111,5302801$110,960$110,960
Washington$106,620$102,9203,57011$123,590$86,300
Massachusetts$106,540$103,9703,3906$109,250$92,910
California$106,470$102,84016,23025$136,420$78,330
Rhode Island$105,940$101,7402001$102,760$102,760
Colorado$105,830$101,4003,0807$111,330$94,080
New Hampshire$104,610$101,2606101$108,330$108,330
Alaska$102,330$99,2703702$103,560$100,090
Connecticut$101,630$96,1101,0905$112,430$93,860
Illinois$99,170$98,2702,9006$102,080$88,670
New York$98,740$95,7206,84012$99,740$81,540
Minnesota$97,640$96,9902,4605$107,720$89,530
North Dakota$97,050$93,2505404$103,120$90,330
Ohio$96,350$91,4606,82012$107,340$81,940
Maryland$95,580$91,8202,1603$96,510$91,010
Wyoming$95,520$94,0305802$94,500$86,940
Virginia$95,070$90,8003,9109$95,210$78,310
Nevada$94,920$94,3601,1502$95,220$91,780
Oregon$94,130$95,2401,8207$97,130$84,970
Idaho$93,840$86,9207305$106,490$82,600
South Carolina$93,740$88,0802,1708$97,890$81,130
Hawaii$93,740$94,8406402$96,160$94,540
Pennsylvania$93,480$87,0504,89015$97,040$78,200
Louisiana$93,390$89,5602,3809$99,760$81,920
Vermont$93,260$87,2101701$97,350$97,350
Maine$92,890$97,6406003$98,450$87,490
New Jersey$92,160$90,6103,8303$95,230$89,010
Arizona$91,810$89,4803,2207$93,860$74,910
North Carolina$91,730$86,6504,67015$101,540$80,640
Kansas$91,640$86,3001,3504$103,310$85,910
Utah$90,870$90,2001,2304$93,940$84,780
Florida$90,680$88,8206,76019$98,290$76,110
Georgia$90,390$85,4503,22012$94,850$77,540
Iowa$90,390$87,8301,3108$94,460$80,200
Wisconsin$90,210$84,7502,25013$94,830$83,430
Delaware$89,400$81,1206001$71,520$71,520
New Mexico$88,980$84,5108403$95,720$87,080
Missouri$88,140$83,0902,6607$97,200$70,480
Indiana$87,930$83,4703,87010$93,810$78,530
South Dakota$87,900$88,6102502$84,040$82,030
Michigan$87,530$84,0803,35014$107,550$76,270
Kentucky$87,530$83,7302,4806$95,580$84,980
Mississippi$86,760$84,4901,1403$90,950$86,090
Alabama$86,060$82,2602,51012$94,830$79,630
West Virginia$85,180$86,5601,0207$94,260$78,780
Nebraska$85,160$83,9906302$85,830$79,420
Montana$85,070$81,3307205$88,230$77,040
Texas$84,410$79,66017,92025$94,080$56,480
Oklahoma$82,560$79,8901,6903$84,990$79,800
Tennessee$82,020$81,1902,69010$84,260$74,070
Arkansas$77,580$73,1308504$82,630$57,830
Puerto Rico$52,300$45,6301,4305$53,310$46,730
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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$136,420$128,980$65.59830
San Francisco, CA$127,030$126,860$61.072,550
Kennewick, WA$123,590$125,970$59.42290
Oxnard, CA$114,880$107,220$55.23270
Vallejo, CA$114,640$109,550$55.11170
Seattle, WA$112,560$109,500$54.121,820
Bridgeport, CT$112,430$107,910$54.05200
Napa, CA$112,200$109,560$53.9440
Boulder, CO$111,330$103,720$53.53120
Washington, DC$110,960$109,170$53.351,920
Santa Cruz, CA$110,810$106,430$53.2870
Boston, MA$109,250$105,960$52.532,720
Manchester, NH$108,330$109,130$52.08170
Denver, CO$108,180$102,120$52.011,870
Bellingham, WA$107,860$103,260$51.86110
Rochester, MN$107,720$105,090$51.79100
Niles, MI$107,550$113,680$51.7170
Santa Rosa, CA$107,530$102,270$51.70150
Columbus, OH$107,340$98,920$51.611,460
Idaho Falls, ID$106,490$90,600$51.20140
Sacramento, CA$106,230$104,770$51.07950
Pueblo, CO$106,140$109,390$51.0360
Greeley, CO$105,620$103,740$50.78250
San Luis Obispo, CA$105,360$101,560$50.6670
Mount Vernon, WA$104,860$101,060$50.4160
Bremerton, WA$103,870$103,810$49.94160
Anchorage, AK$103,560$103,330$49.79170
Lawrence, KS$103,310$109,740$49.6740
Bismarck, ND$103,120$99,520$49.5870
New Haven, CT$102,760$103,780$49.40250
Providence, RI$102,760$98,320$49.41350
San Diego, CA$102,570$101,230$49.311,440
Santa Maria, CA$102,460$104,000$49.26160
Salinas, CA$102,230$99,770$49.15120
Chicago, IL$102,080$101,630$49.082,250
Durham, NC$101,540$98,490$48.82310
Worcester, MA$101,280$99,150$48.69300
Los Angeles, CA$100,830$102,610$48.475,550
Redding, CA$100,820$96,360$48.4740
Minneapolis, MN$100,470$99,170$48.301,560
Colorado Springs, CO$100,460$93,970$48.30220
Fairbanks, AK$100,090$100,230$48.1240
Norwich, CT$99,970$89,870$48.0690
Fort Collins, CO$99,930$95,990$48.04140
Lafayette, LA$99,760$104,470$47.96200
New York, NY$99,740$96,320$47.956,020
Modesto, CA$99,680$94,910$47.92180
Manhattan, KS$99,570$91,560$47.8770
Portland, ME$98,450$100,730$47.33220
Palm Bay, FL$98,290$96,820$47.26310
Shreveport, LA$98,230$93,260$47.23150
Charleston, SC$97,890$96,990$47.06320
Dayton, OH$97,520$88,990$46.89400
Miami, FL$97,360$93,060$46.811,520
Burlington, VT$97,350$95,100$46.8070
St. Louis, MO$97,200$94,010$46.731,160
Portland, OR$97,130$97,410$46.701,050
Kansas City, MO$97,100$92,900$46.68850
Reading, PA$97,040$93,880$46.66120
Hartford, CT$96,770$92,050$46.52430
Hagerstown, MD$96,510$93,100$46.4080
Baton Rouge, LA$96,510$94,520$46.40760
Spartanburg, SC$96,500$95,130$46.39180
Albany, NY$96,480$93,660$46.38690
Raleigh, NC$96,360$90,490$46.33770
Sumter, SC$96,310$98,490$46.3040
Pittsburgh, PA$96,220$87,310$46.261,160
Kahului, HI$96,160$80,840$46.2330
Albany, OR$96,130$95,470$46.2280
Fayetteville, NC$95,980$95,620$46.15160
Cincinnati, OH$95,820$93,200$46.071,260
Albuquerque, NM$95,720$87,390$46.02280
Barnstable, MA$95,700$86,660$46.0150
Lexington Park, MD$95,610$95,870$45.9770
Paducah, KY$95,580$91,740$45.9580
Charlotte, NC$95,570$91,160$45.951,160
Peoria, IL$95,520$94,520$45.92120
Bay City, MI$95,300$102,060$45.8230
Hanford, CA$95,290$91,120$45.8140
Trenton, NJ$95,230$100,000$45.79730
Reno, NV$95,220$99,160$45.78260
Charlottesville, VA$95,210$85,170$45.7880
Atlanta, GA$94,850$91,620$45.601,710
Appleton, WI$94,830$91,560$45.5990
Huntsville, AL$94,830$94,570$45.59260
Crestview, FL$94,820$97,470$45.59130
Milwaukee, WI$94,760$87,450$45.56480
Stockton, CA$94,750$95,490$45.55300
Augusta, GA$94,620$93,000$45.49350
Minot, ND$94,620$96,100$45.4940
Rockford, IL$94,600$94,450$45.4860
Eugene, OR$94,570$98,450$45.47130
Honolulu, HI$94,540$95,600$45.45560
Philadelphia, PA$94,520$88,090$45.442,210
Watertown, NY$94,500$94,520$45.4450
Casper, WY$94,500$94,890$45.43120
Des Moines, IA$94,460$92,310$45.42390
La Crosse, WI$94,450$101,060$45.4170
Longview, WA$94,360$96,780$45.3750
Buffalo, NY$94,320$94,370$45.35430
Wheeling, WV$94,260$98,440$45.3280
Syracuse, NY$94,250$95,180$45.31280
Duluth, MN$94,220$91,560$45.30170
Toledo, OH$94,220$91,560$45.30330
Madison, WI$94,190$86,650$45.29340
Beaumont, TX$94,080$84,360$45.23450
Grand Junction, CO$94,080$89,350$45.2380
Kiryas Joel, NY$93,950$92,930$45.17180
Ogden, UT$93,940$95,740$45.16230
New Orleans, LA$93,910$92,610$45.15430
Cedar Rapids, IA$93,900$94,010$45.14120
Phoenix, AZ$93,860$89,480$45.132,340
Waterbury, CT$93,860$90,240$45.1360
Evansville, IN$93,810$91,050$45.10200
Greenville, SC$93,800$83,760$45.10410
Mansfield, OH$93,730$92,020$45.0650
Fargo, ND$93,690$88,690$45.04120
Merced, CA$93,650$94,470$45.0350
Janesville, WI$93,590$89,070$45.0080
Macon, GA$93,520$90,440$44.9660
Charleston, WV$93,290$96,990$44.85150
Sandusky, OH$93,260$94,960$44.8450
Pittsfield, MA$93,180$84,990$44.8040
Spokane, WA$93,110$90,310$44.76230
Amherst, MA$93,090$91,010$44.7570
Cleveland, OH$93,080$88,070$44.751,100
Warner Robins, GA$93,020$94,520$44.72110
Riverside, CA$92,990$90,310$44.711,470
Midland, TX$92,920$91,570$44.67580
Springfield, MA$92,910$88,290$44.67150
Kenosha, WI$92,870$87,890$44.6550
Allentown, PA$92,860$86,480$44.64300
Ann Arbor, MI$92,700$85,610$44.57150
Logan, UT$92,680$95,560$44.5650
Wenatchee, WA$92,580$93,430$44.5150
Boise, ID$92,570$86,920$44.51320
Decatur, IL$92,550$79,880$44.5060
Akron, OH$92,540$83,300$44.49370
Olympia, WA$92,450$95,640$44.45160
Chambersburg, PA$92,360$82,220$44.4060
Salem, OR$92,320$95,680$44.39190
Sheboygan, WI$92,310$86,830$44.3840
Louisville, KY$92,290$88,270$44.37700
Sierra Vista, AZ$92,100$93,130$44.2850
Wilmington, NC$92,080$85,230$44.27150
Hilton Head Island, SC$92,060$88,610$44.2640
Elmira, NY$92,040$89,180$44.2540
Birmingham, AL$91,950$87,920$44.21630
York, PA$91,910$90,100$44.19180
Las Vegas, NV$91,780$90,470$44.13690
Iowa City, IA$91,710$89,570$44.0950
Beckley, WV$91,670$91,560$44.0780
Salt Lake City, UT$91,470$90,180$43.98610
Florence, SC$91,460$87,970$43.9790
Chico, CA$91,330$84,010$43.9190
Weirton, WV$91,280$87,970$43.8930
Davenport, IA$91,110$93,280$43.80160
Bend, OR$91,100$94,540$43.8090
Yuba City, CA$91,090$90,150$43.7940
Baltimore, MD$91,010$83,440$43.761,230
Tucson, AZ$91,010$83,200$43.76320
Sioux City, IA$91,000$93,200$43.7570
Hattiesburg, MS$90,950$85,900$43.7360
St. Cloud, MN$90,860$91,150$43.68110
Virginia Beach, VA$90,590$89,920$43.55940
Lewiston, ME$90,590$91,380$43.5540
Fresno, CA$90,570$88,090$43.54310
Binghamton, NY$90,540$87,740$43.5370
Bakersfield, CA$90,500$82,720$43.51490
Flint, MI$90,500$88,990$43.5170
Pinehurst, NC$90,440$74,190$43.4830
Gulfport, MS$90,430$88,610$43.48190
Springfield, IL$90,390$81,590$43.4640
Rochester, NY$90,360$84,570$43.44480
Lake Charles, LA$90,340$82,710$43.43280
Grand Forks, ND$90,330$83,860$43.4360
Houston, TX$90,280$82,910$43.415,650
Altoona, PA$90,260$86,260$43.3940
Savannah, GA$90,230$84,760$43.38140
Richmond, VA$90,130$83,420$43.33690
Canton, OH$89,960$84,720$43.25220
Jacksonville, NC$89,940$93,640$43.2470
Wausau, WI$89,940$85,010$43.2460
Detroit, MI$89,870$88,080$43.211,340
Farmington, NM$89,740$94,920$43.1460
Tampa, FL$89,680$85,490$43.12920
Mobile, AL$89,680$85,600$43.11260
Naples, FL$89,570$82,970$43.0660
Mankato, MN$89,530$87,270$43.0440
Florence, AL$89,510$79,990$43.0350
Pensacola, FL$89,450$91,560$43.00130
Parkersburg, WV$89,250$91,950$42.9130
Flagstaff, AZ$89,240$84,950$42.9160
Atlantic City, NJ$89,190$92,670$42.8880
Yakima, WA$89,130$92,960$42.8560
Green Bay, WI$89,050$84,500$42.81130
Vineland, NJ$89,010$88,480$42.7960
Hickory, NC$88,880$87,530$42.73130
Twin Falls, ID$88,800$80,250$42.6940
Lima, OH$88,750$82,420$42.6770
Champaign, IL$88,670$82,750$42.6370
Indianapolis, IN$88,670$84,820$42.631,270
Lynchburg, VA$88,570$86,480$42.58100
Lancaster, PA$88,560$81,990$42.58200
Greensboro, NC$88,510$84,430$42.56410
Racine, WI$88,440$84,350$42.5260
Wichita, KS$88,420$84,640$42.51260
Billings, MT$88,230$81,520$42.42110
Bowling Green, KY$88,120$84,730$42.3680
Harrisburg, PA$88,120$84,410$42.37320
Slidell, LA$88,120$83,130$42.3760
State College, PA$87,930$79,540$42.2850
Eau Claire, WI$87,810$82,260$42.2280
Terre Haute, IN$87,720$83,510$42.1780
Muskegon, MI$87,700$82,270$42.1640
Orlando, FL$87,620$93,340$42.131,070
Lewiston, ID$87,520$84,990$42.0830
Bangor, ME$87,490$88,190$42.0650
Rocky Mount, NC$87,460$78,850$42.0550
Blacksburg, VA$87,380$81,120$42.0160
Port St. Lucie, FL$87,290$83,990$41.97160
Athens, GA$87,250$83,650$41.9560
Lexington, KY$87,190$79,950$41.92270
Columbia, MO$87,120$80,250$41.8870
Bloomington, IN$87,110$83,000$41.8860
Las Cruces, NM$87,080$86,260$41.8740
St. Joseph, MO$87,040$85,620$41.8460
Elizabethtown, KY$87,030$88,610$41.8470
Scranton, PA$86,950$82,220$41.80180
Visalia, CA$86,950$84,510$41.80120
Ames, IA$86,950$82,970$41.8070
Cheyenne, WY$86,940$86,040$41.8090
Asheville, NC$86,800$81,740$41.73140
Lebanon, PA$86,720$88,000$41.6930
Fort Wayne, IN$86,590$83,440$41.63230
Traverse City, MI$86,490$79,400$41.5840
Panama City, FL$86,360$91,560$41.52110
Corvallis, OR$86,300$84,420$41.4940
Walla Walla, WA$86,300$89,860$41.4930
Bozeman, MT$86,250$82,570$41.4680
Lansing, MI$86,220$82,760$41.45180
Montgomery, AL$86,200$82,260$41.44160
Jackson, MS$86,090$82,640$41.39280
Topeka, KS$85,910$80,670$41.30110
Omaha, NE$85,830$89,500$41.27300
Roanoke, VA$85,790$80,260$41.25130
Daphne, AL$85,780$83,410$41.2450
Midland, MI$85,680$77,580$41.1990
Saginaw, MI$85,540$82,400$41.1350
Decatur, AL$85,540$78,420$41.12100
Tuscaloosa, AL$85,460$79,550$41.09120
Valdosta, GA$85,430$77,130$41.0740
Columbus, IN$85,350$87,920$41.0360
Sherman, TX$85,270$77,000$40.9960
Utica, NY$85,270$79,330$41.00100
Deltona, FL$85,210$78,090$40.97130
Ithaca, NY$85,110$83,020$40.9240
Great Falls, MT$85,090$82,670$40.9140
Monroe, LA$85,000$78,800$40.8650
Tulsa, OK$84,990$80,900$40.86410
Owensboro, KY$84,980$82,880$40.8540
Fort Myers, FL$84,970$80,880$40.85180
Medford, OR$84,970$82,180$40.8590
Jacksonville, FL$84,860$80,560$40.80740
Columbus, GA$84,820$88,610$40.7880
Provo, UT$84,780$82,370$40.76140
Oshkosh, WI$84,600$76,770$40.6890
Oklahoma City, OK$84,570$83,210$40.66640
Springfield, OH$84,460$82,100$40.6130
Grand Rapids, MI$84,390$78,370$40.57450
Lafayette, IN$84,320$77,620$40.54120
Ocala, FL$84,320$74,910$40.5450
Nashville, TN$84,260$83,410$40.51810
Rapid City, SD$84,040$86,160$40.4050
Dothan, AL$84,020$77,350$40.3950
Dallas, TX$83,980$81,000$40.373,660
Memphis, TN$83,940$81,990$40.36410
Winston-Salem, NC$83,840$80,280$40.31270
Corpus Christi, TX$83,820$77,950$40.30400
Burlington, NC$83,710$79,430$40.2460
Killeen, TX$83,490$81,330$40.14160
Fond du Lac, WI$83,430$81,370$40.1130
Helena, MT$83,160$82,740$39.98100
Kalamazoo, MI$83,090$77,150$39.9590
Kingsport, TN$83,050$83,740$39.93160
Lake Havasu City, AZ$82,800$80,010$39.8140
Fayetteville, AR$82,630$78,980$39.73140
Coeur d'Alene, ID$82,600$79,940$39.7130
Knoxville, TN$82,600$78,110$39.71470
Waterloo, IA$82,540$85,100$39.6850
Albany, GA$82,390$86,920$39.6150
Houma, LA$82,190$85,550$39.52130
Sioux Falls, SD$82,030$83,870$39.44100
Erie, PA$81,940$80,980$39.3980
Youngstown, OH$81,940$77,680$39.39160
Hammond, LA$81,920$77,220$39.3940
Jackson, TN$81,780$78,460$39.3270
Greenville, NC$81,610$78,370$39.23120
Kingston, NY$81,540$71,820$39.2030
Michigan City, IN$81,540$77,840$39.2050
Columbia, SC$81,370$79,160$39.12400
Staunton, VA$81,210$72,890$39.0570
Anniston, AL$81,170$77,740$39.0260
Austin, TX$81,130$80,730$39.011,240
Myrtle Beach, SC$81,130$77,380$39.0170
Sarasota, FL$81,100$73,010$38.99170
Gainesville, FL$80,950$76,400$38.9260
Monroe, MI$80,700$72,470$38.8040
Morgantown, WV$80,680$81,390$38.79120
Victoria, TX$80,640$88,110$38.7750
Goldsboro, NC$80,640$76,560$38.7740
Auburn, AL$80,620$78,190$38.7670
Amarillo, TX$80,500$75,350$38.70130
Tallahassee, FL$80,300$75,180$38.6170
Dubuque, IA$80,200$78,410$38.5630
Harrisonburg, VA$80,190$77,960$38.5670
Lakeland, FL$80,140$70,400$38.53300
Dalton, GA$80,030$74,310$38.4860
Gainesville, GA$80,000$67,480$38.4690
Elkhart, IN$79,960$71,560$38.44170
Springfield, MO$79,810$79,560$38.37170
Lawton, OK$79,800$80,140$38.3760
Wildwood, FL$79,740$79,110$38.3440
Morristown, TN$79,680$77,370$38.3140
Gadsden, AL$79,630$76,270$38.2840
Tyler, TX$79,500$76,790$38.2290
Lincoln, NE$79,420$75,820$38.1990
San Antonio, TX$79,210$77,690$38.081,230
Chattanooga, TN$79,160$74,470$38.06230
Johnstown, PA$78,890$77,810$37.9350
Huntington, WV$78,780$77,450$37.88160
South Bend, IN$78,530$73,200$37.76100
El Centro, CA$78,330$81,520$37.6640
Winchester, VA$78,310$73,920$37.6550
Williamsport, PA$78,200$75,320$37.6050
Clarksville, TN$78,050$74,430$37.52140
Prescott Valley, AZ$78,010$75,950$37.5070
Joplin, MO$77,710$73,580$37.36110
Little Rock, AR$77,680$74,490$37.35220
Rome, GA$77,540$64,790$37.2830
Longview, TX$77,460$73,050$37.24200
Missoula, MT$77,040$69,300$37.0490
Battle Creek, MI$76,270$69,120$36.67100
Johnson City, TN$76,230$79,000$36.6580
Waco, TX$76,210$70,220$36.64140
Punta Gorda, FL$76,110$60,850$36.5940
Texarkana, TX$76,110$76,400$36.5950
Abilene, TX$76,100$76,330$36.5960
San Angelo, TX$75,070$73,040$36.0950
Odessa, TX$74,950$66,110$36.03310
Yuma, AZ$74,910$74,160$36.02110
Wichita Falls, TX$74,750$76,400$35.9440
Lubbock, TX$74,510$70,190$35.82150
Cleveland, TN$74,070$70,400$35.6140
El Paso, TX$73,460$65,640$35.32330
Dover, DE$71,520$62,950$34.39110
Fort Smith, AR$70,860$61,100$34.07100
Jefferson City, MO$70,480$65,670$33.89120
Laredo, TX$69,170$63,630$33.26120
College Station, TX$68,340$66,340$32.85130
Brownsville, TX$61,250$59,750$29.45100
Jonesboro, AR$57,830$55,870$27.8030
McAllen, TX$56,480$56,500$27.15210
Aguadilla, PR$53,310$44,360$25.6350
San Juan, PR$52,220$46,040$25.111,140
Ponce, PR$51,160$44,380$24.6070
Arecibo, PR$50,540$45,060$24.3040
Mayaguez, PR$46,730$43,330$22.4760

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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists salary: questions

Where do occupational health and safety specialists make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $136,420 a year, among the 368 metro areas we cover.

What is the average occupational health and safety specialists salary in the U.S.?

$93,860 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $90,150, so half of occupational health and safety specialists earn more than that and half less.

What salary should occupational health and safety specialists ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of occupational health and safety specialists nationwide earn between $69,560 (25th percentile) and $111,690 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays occupational health and safety specialists the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $115,070 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is occupational health and safety specialists pay the lowest?

Mayaguez, PR, at $46,730 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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