Occupational Health and Safety Specialists salary
The median pay for occupational health and safety specialists in the United States is $90,150 a year. About 140,610 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $55,000
- 25th percentile
- $69,560
- Median percentile
- $90,150
- 75th percentile
- $111,690
- 90th percentile
- $134,950
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $111,530
- Massachusetts $103,970
- Washington $102,920
- California $102,840
- Rhode Island $101,740
- Colorado $101,400
- New Hampshire $101,260
- Alaska $99,270
- Illinois $98,270
- Maine $97,640
- Minnesota $96,990
- Connecticut $96,110
- New York $95,720
- Oregon $95,240
- Hawaii $94,840
- Nevada $94,360
- Wyoming $94,030
- North Dakota $93,250
- Maryland $91,820
- Ohio $91,460
- Virginia $90,800
- New Jersey $90,610
- Utah $90,200
- Louisiana $89,560
- Arizona $89,480
- Florida $88,820
- South Dakota $88,610
- South Carolina $88,080
- Iowa $87,830
- Vermont $87,210
- Pennsylvania $87,050
- Idaho $86,920
- North Carolina $86,650
- West Virginia $86,560
- Kansas $86,300
- Georgia $85,450
- Wisconsin $84,750
- New Mexico $84,510
- Mississippi $84,490
- Michigan $84,080
- Nebraska $83,990
- Kentucky $83,730
- Indiana $83,470
- Missouri $83,090
- Alabama $82,260
- Montana $81,330
- Tennessee $81,190
- Delaware $81,120
- Oklahoma $79,890
- Texas $79,660
- Arkansas $73,130
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $128,980
- San Francisco, CA $126,860
- Kennewick, WA $125,970
- Niles, MI $113,680
- Lawrence, KS $109,740
- Napa, CA $109,560
- Vallejo, CA $109,550
- Seattle, WA $109,500
- Pueblo, CO $109,390
- Washington, DC $109,170
- Manchester, NH $109,130
- Bridgeport, CT $107,910
- Oxnard, CA $107,220
- Santa Cruz, CA $106,430
- Boston, MA $105,960
- Rochester, MN $105,090
- Sacramento, CA $104,770
- Lafayette, LA $104,470
- Santa Maria, CA $104,000
- Bremerton, WA $103,810
- New Haven, CT $103,780
- Greeley, CO $103,740
- Boulder, CO $103,720
- Anchorage, AK $103,330
- Bellingham, WA $103,260
- Los Angeles, CA $102,610
- Santa Rosa, CA $102,270
- Denver, CO $102,120
- Bay City, MI $102,060
- Chicago, IL $101,630
- San Luis Obispo, CA $101,560
- San Diego, CA $101,230
- La Crosse, WI $101,060
- Mount Vernon, WA $101,060
- Portland, ME $100,730
- Fairbanks, AK $100,230
- Trenton, NJ $100,000
- Salinas, CA $99,770
- Bismarck, ND $99,520
- Minneapolis, MN $99,170
- Reno, NV $99,160
- Worcester, MA $99,150
- Columbus, OH $98,920
- Durham, NC $98,490
- Sumter, SC $98,490
- Eugene, OR $98,450
- Wheeling, WV $98,440
- Providence, RI $98,320
- Crestview, FL $97,470
- Portland, OR $97,410
- Charleston, WV $96,990
- Charleston, SC $96,990
- Palm Bay, FL $96,820
- Longview, WA $96,780
- Redding, CA $96,360
- New York, NY $96,320
- Minot, ND $96,100
- Fort Collins, CO $95,990
- Lexington Park, MD $95,870
- Ogden, UT $95,740
- Salem, OR $95,680
- Olympia, WA $95,640
- Fayetteville, NC $95,620
- Urban Honolulu, HI $95,600
- Logan, UT $95,560
- Stockton, CA $95,490
- Albany, OR $95,470
- Syracuse, NY $95,180
- Spartanburg, SC $95,130
- Burlington, VT $95,100
- Sandusky, OH $94,960
- Farmington, NM $94,920
- Modesto, CA $94,910
- Casper, WY $94,890
- Huntsville, AL $94,570
- Bend, OR $94,540
- Baton Rouge, LA $94,520
- Peoria, IL $94,520
- Warner Robins, GA $94,520
- Watertown, NY $94,520
- Merced, CA $94,470
- Rockford, IL $94,450
- Buffalo, NY $94,370
- Cedar Rapids, IA $94,010
- St. Louis, MO $94,010
- Colorado Springs, CO $93,970
- Reading, PA $93,880
- Albany, NY $93,660
- Jacksonville, NC $93,640
- Wenatchee, WA $93,430
- Orlando, FL $93,340
- Davenport, IA $93,280
- Shreveport, LA $93,260
- Cincinnati, OH $93,200
- Sioux City, IA $93,200
- Sierra Vista, AZ $93,130
- Hagerstown, MD $93,100
- Miami, FL $93,060
- Augusta, GA $93,000
- Yakima, WA $92,960
- Kiryas Joel, NY $92,930
- Kansas City, MO $92,900
- Atlantic City, NJ $92,670
- New Orleans, LA $92,610
- Des Moines, IA $92,310
- Hartford, CT $92,050
- Mansfield, OH $92,020
- Parkersburg, WV $91,950
- Paducah, KY $91,740
- Atlanta, GA $91,620
- Midland, TX $91,570
- Appleton, WI $91,560
- Beckley, WV $91,560
- Duluth, MN $91,560
- Manhattan, KS $91,560
- Panama City, FL $91,560
- Pensacola, FL $91,560
- Toledo, OH $91,560
- Lewiston, ME $91,380
- Charlotte, NC $91,160