SOC 19-5012 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

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

U.S. median annual wage$61,560

U.S. median hourly wage$29.59

U.S. employment30,590

Nationally, occupational health and safety technicians earned a median of $61,560 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 30,590 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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Occupational Health and Safety Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$104,910	$50.44	570	0.2
Rhode Island	$84,640	$40.69	60	0.1
West Virginia	$81,470	$39.17	320	0.5
Alaska	$80,760	$38.83	140	0.4
New Mexico	$79,490	$38.21	790	0.9
Minnesota	$74,400	$35.77	270	0.1
Colorado	$73,110	$35.15	400	0.1
New York	$69,640	$33.48	1,410	0.1
Massachusetts	$68,730	$33.04	290	0.1
Connecticut	$68,310	$32.84	130	0.1
Wyoming	$68,250	$32.81	80	0.3
Michigan	$67,310	$32.36	450	0.1
New Jersey	$66,930	$32.18	270	0.1
Illinois	$65,960	$31.71	1,790	0.3
Arizona	$65,480	$31.48	440	0.1
Ohio	$65,000	$31.25	1,310	0.2
Oregon	$65,000	$31.25	230	0.1
Maryland	$64,670	$31.09	280	0.1
Missouri	$64,490	$31.01	270	0.1
Wisconsin	$64,440	$30.98	640	0.2
Maine	$64,240	$30.88	140	0.2
Georgia	$63,290	$30.43	1,210	0.2
New Hampshire	$62,630	$30.11	50	0.1
Virginia	$62,380	$29.99	840	0.2
Delaware	$62,310	$29.96	150	0.3
Vermont	$61,960	$29.79	80	0.3
Nevada	$61,770	$29.70	440	0.3
North Carolina	$61,760	$29.69	720	0.1
Pennsylvania	$61,640	$29.64	1,020	0.2
California	$61,360	$29.50	2,650	0.1
Mississippi	$61,230	$29.44	360	0.3
Kentucky	$61,120	$29.38	650	0.3
Idaho	$60,670	$29.17	240	0.3
Indiana	$60,150	$28.92	1,660	0.5
Kansas	$59,740	$28.72	480	0.3
Nebraska	$59,180	$28.45	200	0.2
Florida	$59,140	$28.43	1,000	0.1
South Carolina	$58,490	$28.12	420	0.2
Iowa	$58,300	$28.03	290	0.2
Texas	$57,980	$27.87	4,420	0.3
Louisiana	$57,930	$27.85	780	0.4
Utah	$57,340	$27.57	280	0.2
Oklahoma	$56,470	$27.15	370	0.2
North Dakota	$56,000	$26.93	150	0.3
Tennessee	$55,090	$26.49	310	0.1
Alabama	$55,010	$26.45	880	0.4
Arkansas	$50,840	$24.44	510	0.4
Montana	$41,420	$19.91	60	0.1
Guam	$39,710	$19.09	140	2.1
Puerto Rico	$35,890	$17.25	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 144 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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Occupational Health and Safety Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$102,640	$49.35	40	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$91,750	$44.11	130	0.1
Anchorage, AK	$90,000	$43.27	60	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$87,870	$42.24	140	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$87,670	$42.15	70	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$85,610	$41.16	230	0.6
Lynchburg, VA	$85,410	$41.06	60	0.6
Midland, MI	$83,320	$40.06	40	1.0
Rockford, IL	$82,600	$39.71	30	0.2
Las Cruces, NM	$81,800	$39.33	30	0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$81,480	$39.18	190	0.1
Albuquerque, NM	$80,630	$38.77	350	0.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$80,390	$38.65	450	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$79,820	$38.38	70	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$77,150	$37.09	1,090	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$76,820	$36.93	220	0.1
Peoria, IL	$75,900	$36.49	60	0.3
Madison, WI	$75,880	$36.48	60	0.2
Pueblo, CO	$75,520	$36.31	40	0.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$75,190	$36.15	100	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$74,620	$35.88	70	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$74,400	$35.77	120	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$73,560	$35.37	250	0.1
Fresno, CA	$73,530	$35.35	70	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$73,470	$35.32	30	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$73,230	$35.21	70	0.2
Akron, OH	$72,970	$35.08	70	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$72,170	$34.70	130	0.1
Reno, NV	$70,790	$34.04	130	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$70,670	$33.98	40	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$70,080	$33.69	80	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$69,980	$33.64	160	0.2
Modesto, CA	$69,100	$33.22	50	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$68,820	$33.09	80	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$68,060	$32.72	70	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$67,930	$32.66	360	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$67,760	$32.58	160	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$67,550	$32.48	730	0.3
Savannah, GA	$67,100	$32.26	40	0.2
Farmington, NM	$66,370	$31.91	40	0.8
Winston-Salem, NC	$65,680	$31.58	40	0.2
Odessa, TX	$65,480	$31.48	40	0.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$65,430	$31.46	200	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$65,160	$31.33	70	0.2
Columbus, OH	$64,940	$31.22	300	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,920	$31.21	170	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$64,870	$31.19	340	0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$64,560	$31.04	40	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,240	$30.88	70	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$64,130	$30.83	200	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$63,980	$30.76	140	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$63,830	$30.69	110	0.1
Decatur, AL	$63,780	$30.66	30	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$63,610	$30.58	170	0.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$63,520	$30.54	30	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,290	$30.43	150	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$62,670	$30.13	1,310	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$62,570	$30.08	50	0.4
Midland, TX	$62,470	$30.04	50	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,460	$30.03	200	0.1
Toledo, OH	$62,370	$29.99	90	0.3
Kenosha, WI	$62,320	$29.96	50	0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$62,310	$29.96	290	0.1
Reading, PA	$62,280	$29.94	80	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,090	$29.85	30	0.1
Fayetteville, NC	$61,760	$29.69	40	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$61,670	$29.65	170	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$61,610	$29.62	50	0.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$61,430	$29.53	50	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$61,340	$29.49	90	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$61,290	$29.46	40	0.3
Evansville, IN	$61,230	$29.44	60	0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$61,230	$29.44	110	0.0
Huntsville, AL	$61,170	$29.41	60	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$60,920	$29.29	40	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$60,840	$29.25	30	0.1
York-Hanover, PA	$60,750	$29.21	60	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,720	$29.19	90	0.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$60,570	$29.12	40	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,440	$29.06	830	0.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$60,430	$29.06	110	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$60,300	$28.99	410	0.2
Richmond, VA	$60,260	$28.97	180	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$60,200	$28.94	1,540	0.5
Montgomery, AL	$60,020	$28.86	50	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$60,010	$28.85	280	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$59,860	$28.78	70	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$59,720	$28.71	90	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$59,640	$28.68	160	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$59,610	$28.66	30	0.1
Harrisonburg, VA	$59,550	$28.63	30	0.5
Killeen-Temple, TX	$59,350	$28.53	40	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$59,320	$28.52	100	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$59,310	$28.51	630	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,300	$28.51	130	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$59,220	$28.47	110	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$59,080	$28.40	50	0.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$59,080	$28.40	230	0.3
Boise City, ID	$58,920	$28.33	140	0.4
Terre Haute, IN	$58,900	$28.32	30	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$58,870	$28.30	240	0.3
Rochester, NY	$58,850	$28.29	70	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$58,560	$28.16	100	0.2
Tyler, TX	$58,390	$28.07	30	0.3
Amarillo, TX	$58,300	$28.03	30	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$58,230	$28.00	1,350	0.3
Worcester, MA	$58,220	$27.99	60	0.2
Wichita, KS	$58,100	$27.93	70	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$58,050	$27.91	140	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$58,010	$27.89	190	0.1
Lafayette, LA	$57,930	$27.85	40	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$57,870	$27.82	200	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$57,840	$27.81	70	0.1
Visalia, CA	$57,800	$27.79	40	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$57,740	$27.76	120	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$57,590	$27.69	170	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$57,340	$27.57	150	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,830	$27.32	70	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$56,640	$27.23	Not published	Not published
Syracuse, NY	$56,560	$27.19	40	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$56,370	$27.10	250	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$56,090	$26.96	250	0.2
Mobile, AL	$55,820	$26.84	120	0.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$55,090	$26.49	40	0.5
Jackson, MS	$55,030	$26.46	50	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$54,920	$26.40	40	0.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$54,600	$26.25	30	0.3
Spartanburg, SC	$54,080	$26.00	40	0.3
Bloomington, IN	$53,160	$25.56	30	0.4
Cheyenne, WY	$52,940	$25.45	40	0.8
Columbia, SC	$50,900	$24.47	60	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$50,550	$24.30	140	0.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$50,180	$24.13	30	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$49,860	$23.97	190	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$49,600	$23.85	60	0.6
Topeka, KS	$48,620	$23.38	70	0.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,110	$23.13	140	0.5
El Paso, TX	$47,250	$22.72	80	0.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$46,470	$22.34	40	0.3
Longview, TX	$46,130	$22.18	Not published	Not published
Oklahoma City, OK	$45,890	$22.06	170	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$45,690	$21.97	150	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$44,900	$21.59	50	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$35,880	$17.25	60	0.1

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.