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Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of occupational health and safety specialists in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational health and safety specialists in Des Moines-West Des Moines is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,210
25th Percentile Wage
$63,780
50th Percentile Wage
$79,090
75th Percentile Wage
$95,060
90th Percentile Wage
$111,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational health and safety specialists in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational health and safety specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$79,090
-2.15% 14.73%
2021
$80,790
9.11% -
2020
$73,430
8.16% -
2019
$67,440
- -

Table 2. Compare Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,090 in Des Moines-West Des Moines is in the middle of salary range for occupational health and safety specialists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational health and safety specialists in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$85,050
Cedar Rapids
$79,760
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$79,090
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$78,600
Ames
$78,550
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$77,450
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$73,380
Iowa City
$72,820
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$72,340
Dubuque
$68,590
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$65,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa.