The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $75,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $144,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $173,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,070 | 3.73% | 16.85% |
| 2021 | $102,110 | -0.43% | - |
| 2020 | $102,550 | 5.99% | - |
| 2019 | $96,410 | 6.20% | - |
| 2018 | $90,430 | -0.46% | - |
| 2017 | $90,850 | 2.92% | - |
| 2016 | $88,200 | -3.31% | - |
| 2013 | $91,120 | 3.20% | - |
| 2012 | $88,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $106,070, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $108,730). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wilmington | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |