The salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in the industry sector of health care and social assistance are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare health and safety engineer, except mining safety engineer and inspectors salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $46,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in the industry sector of health care and social assistance. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors is $126,110. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $73,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors is $46,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in the industry sector of health care and social assistance from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $73,900 | -15.18% | -4.51% |
| 2017 | $85,120 | -5.66% | - |
| 2016 | $89,940 | 8.96% | - |
| 2015 | $81,880 | 8.72% | - |
| 2014 | $74,740 | -3.08% | - |
| 2013 | $77,040 | -0.25% | - |
| 2012 | $77,230 | - | - |
The average salaries of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in three industries in the health care and social assistance sector are shown below. We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries. The highest paying industry for health and safety engineer, except mining safety engineer and inspectors occupations is the ambulatory health care services industry with an annual salary $97,860. The lowest paying industry is the general medical and surgical hospitals - local government owned industry (annual salary $72,180). For detailed health and safety engineer, except mining safety engineer and inspectors salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.
| Industry Name | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | |
| Hospitals - Local government owned | |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned | |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].