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Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of occupational health and safety specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational health and safety specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,920
25th Percentile Wage
$90,630
50th Percentile Wage
$108,960
75th Percentile Wage
$138,720
90th Percentile Wage
$159,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational health and safety specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational health and safety specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$108,960
6.70% 17.68%
2021
$101,660
2.05% -
2020
$99,580
9.92% -
2019
$89,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $108,960, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for occupational health and safety specialists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $121,300). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of occupational health and safety specialists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$121,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$108,960
Chico
$100,160
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$99,900
Vallejo-Fairfield
$97,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$97,620
El Centro
$97,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$96,390
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$95,720
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$95,210
Redding
$91,700
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$90,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$90,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$86,280
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$85,680
Bakersfield-Delano
$84,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$83,870
Napa
$82,290
Salinas
$81,890
Hanford-Corcoran
$81,800
Madera-Chowchilla
$81,420
Stockton
$81,370
Modesto
$79,750
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$79,440
Visalia-Porterville
$78,310
Fresno
$75,970
Merced
$74,330

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.