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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary
| San Jose, CA | $95,030 |
|---|---|
| Hartford, CT | $94,460 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $92,400 |
| Seattle, WA | $90,860 |
| Omaha, NE | $88,810 |
| Anchorage, AK | $87,860 |
| Midland, MI | $85,060 |
| San Francisco, CA | $82,850 |
| Providence, RI | $82,460 |
| Lexington, KY | $82,400 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $81,210 |
| Rockford, IL | $80,950 |
| Pueblo, CO | $79,390 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $79,340 |
| Vallejo, CA | $79,220 |
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Occupational Health and Safety Technicians salary by state
Washington pays occupational health and safety technicians the most statewide, $93,120 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.
| State | Statewide average | Statewide median | Jobs | Metros | Highest city average | Lowest city average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $93,120 | $104,910 | 570 | 1 | $90,860 | $90,860 |
| Rhode Island | $88,900 | $84,640 | 60 | 1 | $82,460 | $82,460 |
| New Mexico | $87,870 | $79,490 | 790 | 3 | $92,400 | $77,850 |
| Alaska | $83,340 | $80,760 | 140 | 1 | $87,860 | $87,860 |
| Connecticut | $79,780 | $68,310 | 130 | 2 | $94,460 | $64,160 |
| West Virginia | $79,150 | $81,470 | 320 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Michigan | $75,720 | $67,310 | 450 | 3 | $85,060 | $74,840 |
| Washington, D.C. | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | $75,140 | $75,140 |
| Colorado | $75,080 | $73,110 | 400 | 4 | $79,390 | $65,370 |
| Illinois | $74,570 | $65,960 | 1,790 | 3 | $80,950 | $74,020 |
| Massachusetts | $73,150 | $68,730 | 290 | 2 | $78,110 | $61,730 |
| Minnesota | $72,830 | $74,400 | 270 | 1 | $77,110 | $77,110 |
| Missouri | $72,160 | $64,490 | 270 | 2 | $74,100 | $70,130 |
| New Jersey | $72,070 | $66,930 | 270 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Nevada | $71,640 | $61,770 | 440 | 2 | $74,880 | $65,540 |
| California | $71,450 | $61,360 | 2,650 | 13 | $95,030 | $60,300 |
| Oregon | $71,240 | $65,000 | 230 | 1 | $74,120 | $74,120 |
| Maryland | $71,130 | $64,670 | 280 | 1 | $71,070 | $71,070 |
| Georgia | $70,580 | $63,290 | 1,210 | 3 | $74,880 | $72,110 |
| Idaho | $70,420 | $60,670 | 240 | 1 | $69,810 | $69,810 |
| New York | $70,000 | $69,640 | 1,410 | 5 | $73,970 | $58,980 |
| Delaware | $69,660 | $62,310 | 150 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Wisconsin | $69,420 | $64,440 | 640 | 3 | $78,780 | $68,500 |
| Ohio | $69,210 | $65,000 | 1,310 | 7 | $72,280 | $64,430 |
| Maine | $69,060 | $64,240 | 140 | 1 | $70,290 | $70,290 |
| Kentucky | $68,730 | $61,120 | 650 | 2 | $82,400 | $62,460 |
| Arizona | $67,860 | $65,480 | 440 | 1 | $66,560 | $66,560 |
| Nebraska | $67,760 | $59,180 | 200 | 2 | $88,810 | $50,570 |
| Virginia | $67,650 | $62,380 | 840 | 4 | $76,910 | $59,150 |
| New Hampshire | $66,060 | $62,630 | 50 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| North Carolina | $66,040 | $61,760 | 720 | 6 | $75,650 | $63,610 |
| Wyoming | $65,740 | $68,250 | 80 | 1 | $62,170 | $62,170 |
| Vermont | $65,480 | $61,960 | 80 | 1 | $64,620 | $64,620 |
| Mississippi | $65,350 | $61,230 | 360 | 1 | $60,760 | $60,760 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,210 | $61,640 | 1,020 | 8 | $72,320 | $59,100 |
| South Carolina | $63,720 | $58,490 | 420 | 4 | $65,270 | $54,910 |
| Louisiana | $63,570 | $57,930 | 780 | 5 | $81,210 | $50,070 |
| Kansas | $62,450 | $59,740 | 480 | 2 | $60,480 | $60,130 |
| Alabama | $62,430 | $55,010 | 880 | 7 | $73,220 | $53,420 |
| Florida | $62,410 | $59,140 | 1,000 | 6 | $67,330 | $58,330 |
| Texas | $62,270 | $57,980 | 4,420 | 14 | $75,410 | $46,800 |
| Indiana | $62,240 | $60,150 | 1,660 | 7 | $72,850 | $54,030 |
| Utah | $61,980 | $57,340 | 280 | 2 | $62,060 | $60,670 |
| Iowa | $61,680 | $58,300 | 290 | 2 | $73,520 | $62,100 |
| North Dakota | $60,530 | $56,000 | 150 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Tennessee | $58,560 | $55,090 | 310 | 3 | $62,000 | $57,440 |
| Oklahoma | $56,400 | $56,470 | 370 | 2 | $66,910 | $50,420 |
| Arkansas | $55,430 | $50,840 | 510 | 2 | $55,050 | $50,770 |
| Montana | $53,200 | $41,420 | 60 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Puerto Rico | $37,230 | $35,890 | n/a | 1 | $37,300 | $37,300 |
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Occupational Health and Safety Technicians salary in every city we cover
Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.
| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $95,030 | $91,750 | $45.69 | 130 |
| Hartford, CT | $94,460 | $102,640 | $45.41 | 40 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $92,400 | $80,630 | $44.43 | 350 |
| Seattle, WA | $90,860 | $81,480 | $43.69 | 190 |
| Omaha, NE | $88,810 | $87,670 | $42.70 | 70 |
| Anchorage, AK | $87,860 | $90,000 | $42.24 | 60 |
| Midland, MI | $85,060 | $83,320 | $40.89 | 40 |
| San Francisco, CA | $82,850 | $80,390 | $39.83 | 450 |
| Providence, RI | $82,460 | $79,820 | $39.64 | 70 |
| Lexington, KY | $82,400 | $87,870 | $39.62 | 140 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $81,210 | $85,610 | $39.05 | 230 |
| Rockford, IL | $80,950 | $82,600 | $38.92 | 30 |
| Pueblo, CO | $79,390 | $75,520 | $38.17 | 40 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $79,340 | $73,470 | $38.14 | 30 |
| Vallejo, CA | $79,220 | $70,670 | $38.09 | 40 |
| Madison, WI | $78,780 | $75,880 | $37.87 | 60 |
| Detroit, MI | $78,260 | $67,760 | $37.62 | 160 |
| Farmington, NM | $78,160 | $66,370 | $37.58 | 40 |
| Boston, MA | $78,110 | $76,820 | $37.55 | 220 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $77,850 | $81,800 | $37.43 | 30 |
| Peoria, IL | $77,120 | $75,900 | $37.08 | 60 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $77,110 | $74,400 | $37.07 | 120 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $76,910 | $85,410 | $36.98 | 60 |
| Durham, NC | $75,650 | $73,230 | $36.37 | 70 |
| Beaumont, TX | $75,410 | $74,620 | $36.25 | 70 |
| Washington, DC | $75,140 | $73,560 | $36.13 | 250 |
| Denver, CO | $75,130 | $65,430 | $36.12 | 200 |
| Reno, NV | $74,880 | $70,790 | $36.00 | 130 |
| Savannah, GA | $74,880 | $67,100 | $36.00 | 40 |
| Modesto, CA | $74,860 | $69,100 | $35.99 | 50 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $74,840 | $60,720 | $35.98 | 90 |
| Portland, OR | $74,120 | $72,170 | $35.63 | 130 |
| St. Louis, MO | $74,100 | $64,920 | $35.63 | 170 |
| Chicago, IL | $74,020 | $62,670 | $35.59 | 1,310 |
| New York, NY | $73,970 | $77,150 | $35.56 | 1,090 |
| Atlanta, GA | $73,970 | $67,550 | $35.56 | 730 |
| Davenport, IA | $73,520 | $64,560 | $35.35 | 40 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $73,440 | $69,980 | $35.31 | 160 |
| Montgomery, AL | $73,220 | $60,020 | $35.20 | 50 |
| Evansville, IN | $72,850 | $61,230 | $35.03 | 60 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $72,320 | $62,310 | $34.77 | 290 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $72,280 | $67,930 | $34.75 | 360 |
| Augusta, GA | $72,110 | $68,060 | $34.67 | 70 |
| Raleigh, NC | $71,980 | $70,080 | $34.61 | 80 |
| Akron, OH | $71,340 | $72,970 | $34.30 | 70 |
| Baltimore, MD | $71,070 | $63,610 | $34.17 | 170 |
| Decatur, AL | $70,920 | $63,780 | $34.09 | 30 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $70,780 | $58,900 | $34.03 | 30 |
| Portland, ME | $70,290 | $64,240 | $33.79 | 70 |
| Stockton, CA | $70,240 | $75,190 | $33.77 | 100 |
| Kansas City, MO | $70,130 | $64,130 | $33.71 | 200 |
| Cleveland, OH | $69,960 | $63,980 | $33.64 | 140 |
| Boise, ID | $69,810 | $58,920 | $33.56 | 140 |
| Fresno, CA | $69,690 | $73,530 | $33.51 | 70 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $69,340 | $61,760 | $33.34 | 40 |
| Dayton, OH | $69,160 | $68,820 | $33.25 | 80 |
| Columbus, OH | $68,900 | $64,940 | $33.12 | 300 |
| Midland, TX | $68,600 | $62,470 | $32.98 | 50 |
| San Diego, CA | $68,590 | $62,460 | $32.97 | 200 |
| Kenosha, WI | $68,500 | $62,320 | $32.93 | 50 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $67,500 | $63,830 | $32.45 | 110 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $67,330 | $62,090 | $32.37 | 30 |
| Tulsa, OK | $66,910 | $65,160 | $32.17 | 70 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $66,690 | $59,310 | $32.06 | 630 |
| Canton, OH | $66,630 | $60,920 | $32.03 | 40 |
| Houston, TX | $66,580 | $60,200 | $32.01 | 1,540 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $66,560 | $64,870 | $32.00 | 340 |
| Charlotte, NC | $65,920 | $61,670 | $31.69 | 170 |
| Miami, FL | $65,850 | $61,230 | $31.66 | 110 |
| Auburn, AL | $65,610 | $60,570 | $31.54 | 40 |
| Greensboro, NC | $65,600 | $61,610 | $31.54 | 50 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $65,540 | $59,720 | $31.51 | 90 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $65,540 | $56,090 | $31.51 | 250 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $65,370 | $56,640 | $31.43 | n/a |
| Allentown, PA | $65,360 | $63,290 | $31.42 | 150 |
| Mobile, AL | $65,330 | $55,820 | $31.41 | 120 |
| Charleston, SC | $65,270 | $56,830 | $31.38 | 70 |
| Visalia, CA | $65,110 | $57,800 | $31.30 | 40 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $65,080 | $59,080 | $31.29 | 230 |
| Huntsville, AL | $64,970 | $61,170 | $31.24 | 60 |
| Sacramento, CA | $64,890 | $58,050 | $31.20 | 140 |
| Burlington, VT | $64,620 | $62,570 | $31.07 | 50 |
| Albany, NY | $64,570 | $59,320 | $31.05 | 100 |
| Toledo, OH | $64,430 | $62,370 | $30.98 | 90 |
| Birmingham, AL | $64,340 | $57,870 | $30.93 | 200 |
| York, PA | $64,300 | $60,750 | $30.91 | 60 |
| Odessa, TX | $64,200 | $65,480 | $30.86 | 40 |
| Norwich, CT | $64,160 | $61,290 | $30.85 | 40 |
| Riverside, CA | $63,640 | $60,300 | $30.59 | 410 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $63,610 | $65,680 | $30.58 | 40 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $63,330 | $59,220 | $30.45 | 110 |
| Reading, PA | $63,240 | $62,280 | $30.40 | 80 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $63,090 | $54,080 | $30.33 | 40 |
| Elkhart, IN | $63,040 | $61,430 | $30.31 | 50 |
| Lancaster, PA | $62,960 | $60,840 | $30.27 | 30 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $62,920 | $59,640 | $30.25 | 160 |
| Richmond, VA | $62,850 | $60,260 | $30.22 | 180 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $62,690 | $61,340 | $30.14 | 90 |
| Louisville, KY | $62,460 | $58,870 | $30.03 | 240 |
| Tampa, FL | $62,370 | $58,010 | $29.99 | 190 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $62,310 | $59,860 | $29.96 | 70 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $62,170 | $52,940 | $29.89 | 40 |
| Des Moines, IA | $62,100 | $59,080 | $29.86 | 50 |
| Orlando, FL | $62,080 | $59,300 | $29.85 | 130 |
| Provo, UT | $62,060 | $63,520 | $29.84 | 30 |
| Knoxville, TN | $62,000 | $59,610 | $29.81 | 30 |
| Houma, LA | $61,930 | $55,090 | $29.78 | 40 |
| Worcester, MA | $61,730 | $58,220 | $29.68 | 60 |
| Greenville, SC | $61,110 | $58,560 | $29.38 | 100 |
| Jackson, MS | $60,760 | $55,030 | $29.21 | 50 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $60,670 | $57,340 | $29.17 | 150 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $60,580 | $60,440 | $29.12 | 830 |
| Lafayette, IN | $60,490 | $54,600 | $29.08 | 30 |
| Wichita, KS | $60,480 | $58,100 | $29.08 | 70 |
| Oxnard, CA | $60,300 | $54,920 | $28.99 | 40 |
| Dallas, TX | $60,180 | $58,230 | $28.93 | 1,350 |
| Topeka, KS | $60,130 | $48,620 | $28.91 | 70 |
| Austin, TX | $60,000 | $60,010 | $28.85 | 280 |
| Memphis, TN | $59,920 | $57,740 | $28.81 | 120 |
| San Antonio, TX | $59,730 | $56,370 | $28.72 | 250 |
| Rochester, NY | $59,670 | $58,850 | $28.69 | 70 |
| Syracuse, NY | $59,400 | $56,560 | $28.56 | 40 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $59,150 | $59,550 | $28.44 | 30 |
| Scranton, PA | $59,100 | $60,430 | $28.41 | 110 |
| Buffalo, NY | $58,980 | $57,840 | $28.36 | 70 |
| Lafayette, LA | $58,650 | $57,930 | $28.20 | 40 |
| Lakeland, FL | $58,330 | $57,590 | $28.05 | 170 |
| Killeen, TX | $58,050 | $59,350 | $27.91 | 40 |
| Tyler, TX | $57,850 | $58,390 | $27.81 | 30 |
| Nashville, TN | $57,440 | $50,550 | $27.62 | 140 |
| Amarillo, TX | $57,100 | $58,300 | $27.45 | 30 |
| Little Rock, AR | $55,050 | $49,860 | $26.47 | 190 |
| Columbia, SC | $54,910 | $50,900 | $26.40 | 60 |
| Bloomington, IN | $54,030 | $53,160 | $25.97 | 30 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $53,420 | $49,600 | $25.69 | 60 |
| Slidell, LA | $52,430 | $50,180 | $25.21 | 30 |
| Longview, TX | $52,180 | $46,130 | $25.09 | n/a |
| Fayetteville, AR | $50,770 | $48,110 | $24.41 | 140 |
| Lincoln, NE | $50,570 | $44,900 | $24.31 | 50 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $50,420 | $45,890 | $24.24 | 170 |
| New Orleans, LA | $50,070 | $45,690 | $24.07 | 150 |
| El Paso, TX | $49,040 | $47,250 | $23.58 | 80 |
| College Station, TX | $46,800 | $46,470 | $22.50 | 40 |
| San Juan, PR | $37,300 | $35,880 | $17.94 | 60 |
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Occupational Health and Safety Technicians salary: questions
Where do occupational health and safety technicians make the most money?
In San Jose, CA, with an average of $95,030 a year, among the 144 metro areas we cover.
What is the average occupational health and safety technicians salary in the U.S.?
$68,120 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $61,560, so half of occupational health and safety technicians earn more than that and half less.
What salary should occupational health and safety technicians ask for?
Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of occupational health and safety technicians nationwide earn between $52,470 (25th percentile) and $78,850 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.
Which state pays occupational health and safety technicians the most?
Washington, with a statewide average of $93,120 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).
Where is occupational health and safety technicians pay the lowest?
San Juan, PR, at $37,300 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-5012.
- U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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