The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,800, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for occupational health and safety specialists. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $97,910). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $98,800 |
$58,640 | 260 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $97,910 |
$59,910 | 190 |
| 3 | California | $95,160 |
$58,360 | 10,770 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $87,950 |
$53,910 | 2,880 |
| 5 | Washington | $87,230 |
$60,000 | 3,040 |
| 6 | Alaska | $86,830 |
$58,570 | 260 |
| 7 | Colorado | $86,100 |
$58,970 | 2,640 |
| 8 | Maryland | $85,100 |
$52,100 | 1,320 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $84,040 |
$60,420 | 2,040 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $84,030 |
$55,540 | 1,720 |
| 11 | Nevada | $83,720 |
$47,390 | 740 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $82,640 |
$52,660 | 1,030 |
| 13 | Wyoming | $81,280 |
$49,250 | 520 |
| 14 | Maine | $80,640 |
$53,600 | 500 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $80,030 |
$54,720 | 520 |
| 16 | New York | $79,800 |
$49,310 | 4,930 |
| 17 | Illinois | $79,600 |
$47,060 | 2,690 |
| 18 | Georgia | $79,560 |
$48,420 | 2,170 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $79,440 |
$52,700 | 510 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $79,350 |
$49,980 | 890 |
| 21 | West Virginia | $79,350 |
$41,990 | 750 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $79,010 |
$47,920 | 1,640 |
| 23 | Ohio | $78,260 |
$48,400 | 4,900 |
| 24 | Tennessee | $78,260 |
$46,220 | 2,220 |
| 25 | Delaware | $78,230 |
$45,080 | 570 |
| 26 | Utah | $77,790 |
$47,720 | 1,440 |
| 27 | Oregon | $77,350 |
$47,760 | 1,540 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $76,480 |
$50,010 | 990 |
| 29 | Iowa | $75,810 |
$45,370 | 1,160 |
| 30 | Missouri | $75,210 |
$46,880 | 1,960 |
| 31 | Vermont | $75,030 |
$50,090 | 180 |
| 32 | Michigan | $74,990 |
$47,360 | 2,650 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $74,970 |
$49,050 | 4,130 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $74,530 |
$48,780 | 2,930 |
| 35 | Hawaii | $74,310 |
$36,220 | 600 |
| 36 | Indiana | $73,490 |
$46,550 | 2,630 |
| 37 | Texas | $72,960 |
$44,280 | 16,230 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $71,910 |
$40,120 | 1,400 |
| 39 | Arizona | $71,880 |
$44,260 | 2,430 |
| 40 | Virginia | $71,860 |
$46,220 | 3,920 |
| 41 | Montana | $71,180 |
$48,780 | 630 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $70,840 |
$45,780 | 180 |
| 43 | Alabama | $70,270 |
$41,920 | 1,770 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $69,990 |
$40,860 | 680 |
| 45 | Idaho | $69,540 |
$37,450 | 570 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $69,300 |
$43,780 | 1,820 |
| 47 | Kansas | $67,790 |
$46,160 | 990 |
| 48 | Florida | $65,230 |
$39,770 | 5,560 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $65,000 |
$42,810 | 2,020 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $64,210 |
$39,530 | 740 |
| 51 | Nebraska | $63,740 |
$40,440 | 580 |
| 52 | Guam | $60,550 |
$31,140 | 90 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $41,180 |
$27,830 | 860 |