SOC 17-2111 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$115,160

U.S. median hourly wage$55.36

U.S. employment21,450

Nationally, health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors earned a median of $115,160 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 21,450 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors: pay and employment by state
State
California	$131,540	$63.24	2,470	0.1
Massachusetts	$131,210	$63.08	750	0.2
New Hampshire	$130,500	$62.74	80	0.1
Ohio	$129,560	$62.29	650	0.1
Washington	$126,590	$60.86	420	0.1
Texas	$123,440	$59.34	4,320	0.3
Pennsylvania	$121,730	$58.52	490	0.1
Nevada	$121,660	$58.49	80	0.1
Colorado	$120,950	$58.15	210	0.1
Minnesota	$120,050	$57.72	220	0.1
New Jersey	$119,370	$57.39	430	0.1
Louisiana	$118,490	$56.97	370	0.2
Delaware	$118,440	$56.94	50	0.1
Oregon	$116,020	$55.78	180	0.1
Connecticut	$115,640	$55.60	270	0.2
Illinois	$111,370	$53.54	230	0.0
Maryland	$110,950	$53.34	520	0.2
Michigan	$107,780	$51.82	720	0.2
Kentucky	$107,760	$51.81	300	0.1
Utah	$106,980	$51.44	260	0.1
North Carolina	$106,800	$51.34	480	0.1
Arizona	$106,370	$51.14	180	0.1
Iowa	$106,350	$51.13	230	0.1
Georgia	$105,880	$50.91	350	0.1
Alabama	$105,490	$50.71	570	0.3
Virginia	$104,920	$50.44	380	0.1
South Carolina	$104,120	$50.06	280	0.1
Nebraska	$103,230	$49.63	90	0.1
Oklahoma	$102,890	$49.47	620	0.4
Alaska	$102,690	$49.37	110	0.3
Kansas	$102,690	$49.37	120	0.1
Florida	$101,790	$48.94	770	0.1
Arkansas	$101,590	$48.84	130	0.1
New York	$101,300	$48.70	1,570	0.2
Idaho	$98,860	$47.53	250	0.3
Montana	$97,670	$46.96	60	0.1
New Mexico	$94,640	$45.50	340	0.4
Rhode Island	$94,620	$45.49	40	0.1
Wisconsin	$92,700	$44.57	250	0.1
Missouri	$89,820	$43.18	250	0.1
Mississippi	$87,180	$41.91	120	0.1
Indiana	$83,240	$40.02	440	0.1
Hawaii	$82,300	$39.57	70	0.1
Maine	$82,140	$39.49	70	0.1
West Virginia	$76,700	$36.87	210	0.3
District of Columbia	Not published	Not published	180	0.3
Guam	Not published	Not published	80	1.3
Tennessee	Not published	Not published	240	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 100 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$152,360	$73.25	40	0.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$149,740	$71.99	100	0.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$147,220	$70.78	350	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$143,050	$68.77	160	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$137,540	$66.13	240	0.2
Midland, TX	$137,030	$65.88	60	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$135,220	$65.01	40	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$135,130	$64.97	60	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$133,060	$63.97	70	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$132,040	$63.48	90	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$131,540	$63.24	850	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$130,330	$62.66	50	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$130,280	$62.64	1,400	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$129,840	$62.42	50	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$129,820	$62.42	210	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$129,560	$62.29	300	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$128,600	$61.83	490	0.2
Fresno, CA	$128,360	$61.71	40	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$128,340	$61.70	80	0.1
Huntsville, AL	$128,210	$61.64	160	0.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$127,640	$61.37	120	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$127,540	$61.32	1,190	0.3
Columbus, OH	$126,780	$60.95	Not published	Not published
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$126,680	$60.90	30	0.1
Decatur, AL	$125,940	$60.55	90	1.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$125,760	$60.46	420	0.1
Lake Charles, LA	$125,670	$60.42	70	0.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$125,290	$60.23	50	0.1
Ogden, UT	$125,250	$60.21	40	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$125,070	$60.13	60	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$124,960	$60.08	150	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$124,740	$59.97	300	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$124,550	$59.88	50	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$124,300	$59.76	160	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$123,090	$59.18	Not published	Not published
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$122,770	$59.03	150	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$122,480	$58.89	240	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$122,090	$58.70	Not published	Not published
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$121,170	$58.26	120	0.7
Corpus Christi, TX	$120,790	$58.07	110	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$120,660	$58.01	120	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$120,580	$57.97	90	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$119,970	$57.68	Not published	Not published
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$119,080	$57.25	70	0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$118,620	$57.03	40	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$118,560	$57.00	140	0.1
New Haven, CT	$117,550	$56.52	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$116,780	$56.15	80	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$116,510	$56.01	190	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$116,280	$55.91	120	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$115,050	$55.31	100	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$114,180	$54.89	180	0.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$114,010	$54.81	130	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$114,010	$54.81	130	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$113,130	$54.39	80	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$112,980	$54.32	40	0.2
El Paso, TX	$112,240	$53.96	40	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$111,380	$53.55	1,240	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$111,350	$53.54	40	0.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$111,310	$53.52	30	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$110,280	$53.02	50	0.1
Birmingham, AL	$108,690	$52.25	50	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$108,500	$52.17	390	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$108,090	$51.96	30	0.1
Longview, TX	$107,080	$51.48	30	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$106,980	$51.44	130	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$106,540	$51.22	90	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$106,490	$51.20	130	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$105,960	$50.94	210	0.1
Richmond, VA	$105,530	$50.74	50	0.1
Boise City, ID	$105,150	$50.56	40	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$104,640	$50.31	Not published	Not published
Anchorage, AK	$102,690	$49.37	Not published	Not published
Wichita, KS	$102,390	$49.23	30	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$101,990	$49.03	160	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$101,530	$48.81	50	0.1
Rochester, NY	$100,380	$48.26	110	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$99,480	$47.83	70	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$98,830	$47.52	300	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$97,970	$47.10	60	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$97,870	$47.06	100	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$97,480	$46.87	190	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$96,490	$46.39	120	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$93,710	$45.05	60	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$92,350	$44.40	130	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$91,160	$43.83	120	0.1
Farmington, NM	$90,080	$43.31	40	0.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$83,240	$40.02	300	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$79,460	$38.20	60	0.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$76,280	$36.68	30	0.1
Columbia, SC	$72,780	$34.99	30	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$66,440	$31.94	30	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,520	$29.10	40	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$37,170	$17.87	40	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Not published	Not published	30	0.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	Not published	Not published	90	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	Not published	Not published	40	0.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	Not published	Not published	90	0.1
Wheeling, WV-OH	Not published	Not published	30	0.6
Worcester, MA	Not published	Not published	140	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.