Highest-paying Cities for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for occupational health and safety specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of occupational health and safety specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $112,510, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is the highest paying city for occupational health and safety specialists. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $106,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of occupational health and safety specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$112,510	$70,590	n/a
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$106,560	$73,090	550
3	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$103,470	$53,420	n/a
4	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$100,640	$58,330	220
5	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$100,510	$61,750	170
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$99,990	$58,640	1,410
7	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$91,830	$66,940	120
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$90,980	$54,820	2,210
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$90,300	$52,820	450
10	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$89,960	$54,920	120
11	Fairbanks, Alaska	$88,720	$60,810	50
12	Framingham, Massachusetts	$88,390	$56,000	60
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$88,370	$60,010	110
14	St Marys County, Maryland	$88,350	$63,090	30
15	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$88,260	$61,170	80
16	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$87,590	$55,510	230
17	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$87,220	$57,990	550
18	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$87,170	$29,440	450
19	Bismarck, North Dakota	$87,120	$68,030	70
20	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$86,730	$55,380	210
21	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$86,720	$58,950	280
22	Wilmington, North Carolina	$86,570	$53,780	120
23	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$85,780	$56,460	1,170
24	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$85,600	$54,190	150
25	Merced, California	$85,600	$65,810	50
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$85,390	$48,850	1,740
27	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$85,140	$56,760	50
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$84,800	$52,360	1,470
29	Beckley, West Virginia	$84,670	$54,820	110
30	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$84,430	$66,070	80
31	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$84,280	$47,940	50
32	Dubuque, Iowa	$84,250	$55,470	30
33	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$84,110	$69,540	110
34	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$84,100	$59,530	520
35	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$84,000	$59,100	40
36	Salinas, California	$83,910	$38,910	60
37	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$83,850	$54,400	420
38	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$83,190	$54,480	140
39	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$83,180	$47,100	60
40	Peoria, Illinois	$83,180	$29,450	100
41	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$83,120	$57,620	130
42	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$83,100	$46,520	100
43	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$82,880	$56,420	1,340
44	Lima, Ohio	$82,830	$52,880	60
45	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$82,700	$51,000	1,340
46	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$82,670	$53,790	720
47	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$82,540	$50,650	750
48	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$82,450	$57,070	260
49	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$82,140	$59,590	980
50	Reading, Pennsylvania	$81,880	$49,550	80
51	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$81,840	$40,890	80
52	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$81,800	$64,560	60
53	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$81,800	$56,360	80
54	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$81,350	$57,620	790
55	Huntsville, Alabama	$81,270	$50,970	200
56	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$81,140	$51,400	120
57	Erie, Pennsylvania	$81,110	$49,370	70
58	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$81,080	$61,650	70
59	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$81,020	$58,690	70
60	Carbondale-Marion, Illinois	$80,720	$67,470	30
61	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$80,700	$38,030	140
62	Medford, Oregon	$80,680	$48,980	30
63	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$80,610	$43,840	170
64	St Joseph, Missouri	$80,580	$52,640	50
65	Nashua, New Hampshire	$80,470	$54,600	70
66	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$80,410	$54,870	160
67	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$80,090	$24,660	140
68	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$80,080	$46,960	140
69	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$79,840	$54,430	70
70	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$79,830	$42,700	520
71	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$79,810	$57,470	160
72	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$79,670	$45,860	160
73	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$79,660	$49,430	100
74	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$79,500	$46,040	40
75	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$79,460	$47,970	100
76	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$79,400	$39,890	170
77	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$79,390	$49,410	30
78	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$79,390	$48,560	70
79	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$78,920	$43,830	100
80	Anchorage, Alaska	$78,860	$53,220	210
81	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$78,830	$47,980	80
82	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$78,610	$52,460	1,080
83	Boulder, Colorado	$78,590	$54,140	100
84	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$78,580	$42,980	3,350
85	El Centro, California	$78,310	$52,680	40
86	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$78,250	$48,360	120
87	New Haven, Connecticut	$78,120	$56,270	130
88	Tacoma, Washington	$78,000	$57,320	140
89	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	$77,980	$32,610	30
90	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$77,980	$54,490	420
91	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$77,930	$40,230	70
92	Springfield, Illinois	$77,900	$45,850	50
93	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$77,740	$52,140	140
94	Camden, New Jersey	$77,610	$50,750	220
95	Sioux City, South Dakota	$77,570	$52,550	60
96	Wheeling, West Virginia	$77,350	$42,240	100
97	Visalia-Porterville, California	$77,350	$52,590	40
98	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$77,300	$52,400	240
99	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$77,240	$53,180	320
100	Knoxville, Tennessee	$77,100	$35,970	350

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for occupational health and safety specialists.