Occupational Health and Safety Technician Salary in the Industry of Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

The salary statistics and trend of occupational health and safety technicians in the industry of nursing and residential care facilities are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare occupational health and safety technician salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,390
25th Percentile Wage
$26,540
50th Percentile Wage
$38,730
75th Percentile Wage
$53,620
90th Percentile Wage
$69,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for occupational health and safety technicians in the industry of nursing and residential care facilities. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) occupational health and safety technicians is $69,070. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $38,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent occupational health and safety technicians is $22,390.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational health and safety technicians in the industry of Nursing and Residential Care Facilities from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$38,730
-2.09% -2.09%
2016
$39,540
0.00% -
2012
$39,540
- -

Table 3. Compare Occupational Health and Safety Technician Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of occupational health and safety technicians in seven industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018. For salary information of occupational health and safety technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Home Health Care Services
$54,470
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$53,820
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$41,860
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$41,860
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$40,790
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$38,730
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$22,900

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