The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $56,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,140.
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 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $94,510 | 1.84% | 35.15% |
| 2017 | $92,770 | 38.62% | - |
| 2015 | $56,940 | 3.44% | - |
| 2014 | $54,980 | -2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $56,150 | -9.15% | - |
| 2012 | $61,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,510, Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is the second highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (median annual salary of $101,500). Compared with Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Richmond | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |