The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $73,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,340.
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 | $109,140 | 6.18% | 23.07% |
| 2021 | $102,390 | 9.00% | - |
| 2020 | $93,170 | 12.32% | - |
| 2019 | $81,690 | 3.38% | - |
| 2018 | $78,930 | 0.76% | - |
| 2017 | $78,330 | -5.83% | - |
| 2016 | $82,900 | 5.37% | - |
| 2015 | $78,450 | 0.89% | - |
| 2014 | $77,750 | -5.31% | - |
| 2013 | $81,880 | -2.54% | - |
| 2012 | $83,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $109,140, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $103,240). In comparison, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.4 percent (5.4%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Bellingham | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane |