Hiring/Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Role
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists by metro
This occupation is outside the 25 occupations that receive a difficulty score, so this table does not print one.
80 metros publish a median wage and a location quotient, which is the local share of these jobs compared with the country. The U.S. median is $90,150, and national employment is 140,610 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
| Metro | Median | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | $83,300 | 1.30 |
| Albany, NY | $93,660 | 1.69 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $87,390 | 0.76 |
| Allentown, PA | $86,480 | 0.87 |
| Atlanta, GA | $91,620 | 0.65 |
| Austin, TX | $80,730 | 1.06 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $82,720 | 1.59 |
| Baltimore, MD | $83,440 | 1.01 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $94,520 | 2.04 |
| Birmingham, AL | $87,920 | 1.34 |
| Boise City, ID | $86,920 | 0.90 |
| Boston, MA | $105,960 | 1.11 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $107,910 | 0.54 |
| Buffalo, NY | $94,370 | 0.89 |
| Charleston, SC | $96,990 | 0.90 |
| Charlotte, NC | $91,160 | 0.94 |
| Chicago, IL | $101,630 | 0.55 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $93,200 | 1.27 |
| Cleveland, OH | $88,070 | 1.18 |
| Columbia, SC | $79,160 | 1.13 |
| Columbus, OH | $98,920 | 1.46 |
| Dallas, TX | $81,000 | 1.00 |
| Dayton, OH | $88,990 | 1.19 |
| Denver, CO | $102,120 | 1.28 |
| Detroit, MI | $88,080 | 0.78 |
| El Paso, TX | $65,640 | 1.07 |
| Fresno, CA | $88,090 | 0.72 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $78,370 | 0.84 |
| Greenville, SC | $83,760 | 1.04 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $84,410 | 1.05 |
| Hartford, CT | $92,050 | 0.79 |
| Houston, TX | $82,910 | 1.90 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $84,820 | 1.27 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $80,560 | 1.07 |
| Kansas City, MO | $92,900 | 0.86 |
| Knoxville, TN | $78,110 | 1.23 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $90,470 | 0.67 |
| Little Rock, AR | $74,490 | 0.67 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $102,610 | 0.98 |
| Louisville, KY | $88,270 | 1.13 |
| Madison, WI | $86,650 | 0.91 |
| McAllen, TX | $56,500 | 0.78 |
| Memphis, TN | $81,990 | 0.74 |
| Miami, FL | $93,060 | 0.60 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $87,450 | 0.65 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $99,170 | 0.89 |
| Nashville, TN | $83,410 | 0.82 |
| New Haven, CT | $103,780 | 0.98 |
| New Orleans, LA | $92,610 | 1.06 |
| New York, NY | $96,320 | 0.70 |
| North Port, FL | $73,010 | 0.55 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $83,210 | 1.05 |
| Omaha, NE | $89,500 | 0.67 |
| Orlando, FL | $93,340 | 0.84 |
| Oxnard, CA | $107,220 | 0.91 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $88,090 | 0.84 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $89,480 | 1.09 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $87,310 | 1.15 |
| Portland, OR | $97,410 | 0.96 |
| Providence, RI | $98,320 | 0.55 |
| Raleigh, NC | $90,490 | 1.15 |
| Richmond, VA | $83,420 | 1.15 |
| Riverside, CA | $90,310 | 0.95 |
| Rochester, NY | $84,570 | 1.08 |
| Sacramento, CA | $104,770 | 0.97 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $90,180 | 0.82 |
| San Antonio, TX | $77,690 | 1.20 |
| San Diego, CA | $101,230 | 1.03 |
| San Francisco, CA | $126,860 | 1.19 |
| San Jose, CA | $128,980 | 0.81 |
| Seattle, WA | $109,500 | 0.96 |
| St. Louis, MO | $94,010 | 0.95 |
| Tampa, FL | $85,490 | 0.70 |
| Tucson, AZ | $83,200 | 0.92 |
| Tulsa, OK | $80,900 | 0.98 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $95,600 | 1.38 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $89,920 | 1.36 |
| Washington, DC | $109,170 | 0.68 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $80,280 | 1.11 |
| Worcester, MA | $99,150 | 0.94 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A metro stays off this table when OEWS leaves the median, the local share of these jobs, or both percentiles unpublished. How the scored roles are chosen