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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors — wages and employment

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors earned a median annual wage of $109,660 in the United States in May 2024, with 23,220 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $109,660SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors earned a median annual wage of $109,660 in the United States in May 2024, with 23,220 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $62,050 or less, the best-paid tenth $166,670 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $103,690 to $109,660, +5.8 %. The best-paying state is District of Columbia at $135,810; the lowest Missouri at $73,840. Among metropolitan areas, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA pays the highest median, $147,060. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
District of Columbia$135,810130
Massachusetts$131,500580
Oregon$128,760150
California$125,4103,010
Texas$123,0203,180
Washington$121,730590
Iowa$121,520180
New York$119,0301,600
Delaware$117,25050
Ohio$117,080380
Tennessee$115,190330
Minnesota$113,460290
New Jersey$112,330560
Colorado$112,140250
Louisiana$111,190400
Arizona$109,790180
Pennsylvania$109,6601,390
Illinois$108,530150
Maryland$106,310500
Alabama$106,130550
Georgia$105,440450
Kansas$105,010130
Nebraska$104,010110
Utah$102,980240
Alaska$101,720—
Virginia$101,680360
Oklahoma$99,490800
Florida$99,3401,080
Kentucky$98,200330
Indiana$97,630240
Michigan$96,9301,300
Idaho$96,090280
Nevada$95,840160
Connecticut$95,160230
North Carolina$94,070570
West Virginia$93,440210
South Carolina$92,150330
Maine$91,48090
Mississippi$87,230150
Arkansas$86,970150
New Mexico$86,880430
Wisconsin$84,250480
Montana$82,90060
Guam$76,59040
Hawaii$74,41080
Missouri$73,840230

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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