Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of occupational health and safety specialists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational health and safety specialists 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,510
25th Percentile Wage
$66,830
50th Percentile Wage
$82,210
75th Percentile Wage
$100,850
90th Percentile Wage
$129,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational health and safety specialists 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 $129,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,510.

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
$82,210
1.18% 3.10%
2021
$81,240
4.22% -
2020
$77,810
-2.38% -
2019
$79,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,210, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for occupational health and safety specialists in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Fayetteville (median annual salary of $85,340). Compared with Fayetteville, the median annual salary of occupational health and safety specialists in Durham-Chapel Hill is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fayetteville
$85,340
Durham-Chapel Hill
$82,210
Jacksonville
$81,660
Raleigh-Cary
$76,450
New Bern
$75,930
Wilmington
$72,340
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$71,510
Rocky Mount
$71,400
Greensboro-High Point
$70,450
Burlington
$70,090
Winston-Salem
$68,860
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$68,340
Asheville
$68,260
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$67,790
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$65,540
Greenville
$64,630
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$62,930

See also: Top paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.