The highest-paying states for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors (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 health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $126,850, California is the highest paying state for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors. It is followed by Louisiana (average annual salary $125,150). 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 health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $126,850 |
$80,200 | 2,170 |
| 2 | Louisiana | $125,150 |
$76,870 | 320 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $120,330 |
$80,460 | 910 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $120,180 |
$74,500 | 490 |
| 5 | Idaho | $112,570 |
$72,050 | 100 |
| 6 | Maryland | $111,220 |
$63,060 | 510 |
| 7 | Alaska | $108,810 |
$53,890 | 160 |
| 8 | Oregon | $108,690 |
$74,840 | 160 |
| 9 | Illinois | $108,410 |
$62,170 | 230 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $107,790 |
$78,940 | 120 |
| 11 | Texas | $107,160 |
$63,900 | 2,770 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $106,300 |
$63,790 | 140 |
| 13 | Arizona | $105,250 |
$50,240 | 160 |
| 14 | New York | $105,150 |
$68,970 | 1,310 |
| 15 | Kansas | $105,090 |
$54,370 | 80 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $104,670 |
$66,900 | 250 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $104,480 |
$65,060 | 510 |
| 18 | Nebraska | $104,160 |
$61,080 | 170 |
| 19 | Colorado | $103,110 |
$81,210 | 250 |
| 20 | Virginia | $102,920 |
$64,060 | 330 |
| 21 | Alabama | $101,890 |
$74,180 | 540 |
| 22 | Tennessee | $99,830 |
$72,530 | 460 |
| 23 | Georgia | $98,480 |
$45,100 | 860 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $97,740 |
$48,400 | 330 |
| 25 | Ohio | $96,500 |
$68,030 | 470 |
| 26 | Washington | $96,480 |
$62,050 | 500 |
| 27 | Iowa | $95,950 |
$65,370 | 180 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | $93,620 |
$63,040 | 630 |
| 29 | Delaware | $92,580 |
$58,960 | 80 |
| 30 | Maine | $91,870 |
$78,000 | 40 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $87,650 |
$63,130 | 40 |
| 32 | Utah | $86,840 |
$55,270 | 280 |
| 33 | Michigan | $86,440 |
$62,400 | 700 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $86,290 |
$44,740 | 250 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | $86,070 |
$67,060 | 40 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $85,200 |
$54,440 | 1,200 |
| 37 | Indiana | $84,630 |
$46,940 | 240 |
| 38 | Missouri | $84,420 |
$36,450 | 210 |
| 39 | Nevada | $84,410 |
$81,960 | 240 |
| 40 | Hawaii | $81,920 |
$60,600 | 60 |
| 41 | Florida | $80,460 |
$50,070 | 1,210 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $78,860 |
$48,090 | 160 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $78,240 |
$40,060 | 170 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $77,070 |
$53,770 | 780 |
| 45 | Vermont | $75,480 |
$60,980 | 30 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $73,890 |
$41,890 | 30 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $66,860 |
$58,390 | 200 |
| 48 | New Hampshire | $63,180 |
$44,950 | 40 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $61,290 |
$38,790 | 410 |
| 50 | Guam | $60,440 |
$37,770 | 40 |
| 51 | Montana | $59,630 |
$47,230 | 40 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $59,280 |
$59,270 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $47,780 |
$41,390 | 50 |