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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary in San Jose, CA

The median health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $143,050 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,252 a month.

10th percentile
$103,040
25th percentile
$125,270
Median percentile
$143,050
75th percentile
$209,600
90th percentile
$282,650

Based on 160 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$99,027 take-home a year
Gross pay$143,050
Federal income tax−$23,066
Social Security + Medicare−$10,943
California income tax (approx.)−$10,014
Monthly take-home$8,252
Every two weeks$3,809

Does it go far here?

$129,547Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

All health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors salaries · Take-home pay in California