Highest-paying Cities for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for occupational health and safety technicians (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 technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $86,400, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is the highest paying city for occupational health and safety technicians. It is followed by Grand Junction, Colorado (average annual salary $84,240). 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 technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$86,400	$57,270	70
2	Grand Junction, Colorado	$84,240	$52,600	30
3	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$81,570	$41,690	100
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$75,400	$43,610	180
5	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$74,080	$45,480	40
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$71,190	$36,040	170
7	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$69,010	$30,590	260
8	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$67,660	$44,670	40
9	Corpus Christi, Texas	$67,640	$34,480	70
10	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$67,470	$25,450	40
11	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$67,100	$42,270	190
12	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$67,040	$50,150	70
13	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$66,850	$42,260	30
14	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$66,490	$44,080	30
15	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$65,330	$41,390	40
16	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$65,270	$48,910	30
17	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$65,150	$47,500	80
18	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$65,020	$40,740	30
19	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$64,240	$51,010	60
20	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$64,150	$52,620	40
21	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$63,860	$40,450	230
22	Springfield, Missouri	$63,140	$43,390	40
23	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$62,800	$35,940	240
24	Knoxville, Tennessee	$62,420	$39,650	90
25	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$62,230	$34,040	50
26	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$62,160	$35,630	30
27	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$61,940	$42,100	70
28	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,840	$43,620	100
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$61,300	$40,960	120
30	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$61,110	$37,180	40
31	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$60,570	$43,880	870
32	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$60,520	$30,150	220
33	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$60,430	$35,080	40
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$59,660	$35,990	460
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$59,610	$31,980	320
36	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$59,210	$36,260	30
37	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$59,130	$35,120	40
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$59,090	$34,490	290
39	Rochester, New York	$59,040	$40,060	40
40	Peoria, Illinois	$58,580	$40,730	40
41	Akron, Ohio	$58,520	$45,020	70
42	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$58,340	$29,190	50
43	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$58,260	$42,860	40
44	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$58,040	$40,160	80
45	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$57,870	$36,870	60
46	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$57,700	$39,370	80
47	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$57,540	$41,810	60
48	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$57,510	$40,370	70
49	Wilmington, New Jersey	$57,150	$35,150	50
50	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$56,840	$31,510	140
51	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$56,500	$38,810	50
52	Greeley, Colorado	$55,960	$40,860	50
53	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$55,800	$34,770	60
54	Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$55,790	$44,590	n/a
55	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$55,730	$38,960	170
56	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$55,640	$32,400	480
57	Anchorage, Alaska	$55,580	$38,220	50
58	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$55,520	$42,840	600
59	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$55,450	$34,140	380
60	Springfield, Massachusetts	$55,200	$42,120	40
61	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$55,080	$40,140	210
62	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$54,900	$40,560	40
63	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$54,900	$33,100	40
64	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$54,390	$35,060	110
65	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$54,330	$31,000	30
66	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$53,920	$40,000	40
67	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$53,750	$36,560	860
68	Madison, Wisconsin	$53,530	$37,090	50
69	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$53,440	$43,260	30
70	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$53,390	$34,450	110
71	Fargo, North Dakota	$53,220	$28,020	40
72	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$52,900	$35,330	150
73	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$52,750	$37,490	150
74	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$52,670	$34,030	40
75	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$52,610	$40,660	40
76	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$52,600	$34,740	90
77	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$52,470	$30,160	40
78	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$52,350	$30,120	90
79	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$52,220	$24,560	120
80	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$51,820	$37,070	440
81	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$51,420	$39,660	60
82	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$51,350	$25,980	40
83	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$51,270	$34,050	100
84	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$51,000	$40,780	110
85	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,970	$36,330	210
86	Wichita, Kansas	$50,740	$33,220	50
87	Toledo, Ohio	$50,710	$40,330	50
88	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$50,610	$32,700	60
89	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$50,560	$33,060	40
90	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$50,550	$36,280	30
91	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$50,510	$33,500	50
92	Longview, Texas	$50,490	$33,470	50
93	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$50,230	$30,800	40
94	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$50,070	$30,380	70
95	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$50,060	$30,170	150
96	Tacoma, Washington	$49,830	$36,290	n/a
97	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$49,600	$24,190	70
98	Lubbock, Texas	$49,380	$35,060	30
99	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$49,280	$32,410	610
100	Iowa City, Iowa	$49,220	$39,420	40

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