Pay by state · 53 states
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists earn the most in District of Columbia at $111,530 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $45,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $90,150. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $111,530District of Columbia
- National median
- $90,150BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $45,630Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of occupational health and safety specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $111,530 | $97,190 | $132,620 | 280 | $101,482 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $103,970 | $83,260 | $127,320 | 3,390 | $98,310 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $102,920 | $86,110 | $127,050 | 3,570 | $96,175 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $102,840 | $77,080 | $129,490 | 16,230 | $92,883 |
| 5 | RIRhode Island | $101,740 | $82,800 | $120,430 | 200 | $99,472 |
| 6 | COColorado | $101,400 | $81,110 | $127,210 | 3,080 | $98,397 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $101,260 | $74,990 | $127,250 | 610 | $97,211 |
| 8 | AKAlaska | $99,270 | $81,470 | $125,590 | 370 | $96,982 |
| 9 | ILIllinois | $98,270 | $79,190 | $117,010 | 2,900 | $98,311 |
| 10 | MEMaine | $97,640 | $74,150 | $107,590 | 600 | $100,608 |
| 11 | MNMinnesota | $96,990 | $79,220 | $112,730 | 2,460 | $98,346 |
| 12 | CTConnecticut | $96,110 | $79,350 | $117,930 | 1,090 | $92,761 |
| 13 | NYNew York | $95,720 | $69,840 | $122,380 | 6,840 | $88,695 |
| 14 | OROregon | $95,240 | $74,150 | $112,180 | 1,820 | $92,143 |
| 15 | HIHawaii | $94,840 | $75,680 | $108,400 | 640 | $86,257 |
| 16 | NVNevada | $94,360 | $75,170 | $109,220 | 1,150 | $94,380 |
| 17 | WYWyoming | $94,030 | $75,370 | $109,960 | 580 | $101,445 |
| 18 | NDNorth Dakota | $93,250 | $73,200 | $119,700 | 540 | $104,824 |
| 19 | MDMaryland | $91,820 | $65,180 | $121,330 | 2,160 | $87,482 |
| 20 | OHOhio | $91,460 | $72,300 | $111,230 | 6,820 | $98,584 |
| 21 | VAVirginia | $90,800 | $70,640 | $113,920 | 3,910 | $89,809 |
| 22 | NJNew Jersey | $90,610 | $70,760 | $110,990 | 3,830 | $83,277 |
| 23 | UTUtah | $90,200 | $69,990 | $108,770 | 1,230 | $91,236 |
| 24 | LALouisiana | $89,560 | $73,700 | $107,290 | 2,380 | $101,534 |
| 25 | AZArizona | $89,480 | $73,700 | $103,630 | 3,220 | $88,878 |
| 26 | FLFlorida | $88,820 | $64,650 | $109,940 | 6,760 | $85,888 |
| 27 | SDSouth Dakota | $88,610 | $73,320 | $100,420 | 250 | $100,027 |
| 28 | SCSouth Carolina | $88,080 | $72,090 | $111,060 | 2,170 | $93,953 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $87,830 | $71,170 | $103,540 | 1,310 | $100,077 |
| 30 | VTVermont | $87,210 | $74,470 | $109,700 | 170 | $89,028 |
| 31 | PAPennsylvania | $87,050 | $72,480 | $107,390 | 4,890 | $89,216 |
| 32 | IDIdaho | $86,920 | $71,770 | $107,800 | 730 | $91,021 |
| 33 | NCNorth Carolina | $86,650 | $73,720 | $105,990 | 4,670 | $91,862 |
| 34 | WVWest Virginia | $86,560 | $58,150 | $109,300 | 1,020 | $96,718 |
| 35 | KSKansas | $86,300 | $68,400 | $113,210 | 1,350 | $95,816 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $85,450 | $63,840 | $109,810 | 3,220 | $88,740 |
| 37 | WIWisconsin | $84,750 | $70,700 | $104,850 | 2,250 | $90,069 |
| 38 | NMNew Mexico | $84,510 | $65,920 | $104,500 | 840 | $91,648 |
| 39 | MSMississippi | $84,490 | $61,600 | $105,500 | 1,140 | $97,167 |
| 40 | MIMichigan | $84,080 | $65,920 | $103,990 | 3,350 | $87,386 |
| 41 | NENebraska | $83,990 | $63,340 | $100,900 | 630 | $93,216 |
| 42 | KYKentucky | $83,730 | $68,150 | $106,420 | 2,480 | $92,869 |
| 43 | INIndiana | $83,470 | $65,380 | $105,510 | 3,870 | $89,436 |
| 44 | MOMissouri | $83,090 | $63,980 | $104,670 | 2,660 | $91,492 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $82,260 | $63,040 | $102,420 | 2,510 | $92,611 |
| 46 | MTMontana | $81,330 | $64,030 | $100,420 | 720 | $85,932 |
| 47 | TNTennessee | $81,190 | $59,990 | $99,060 | 2,690 | $88,375 |
| 48 | DEDelaware | $81,120 | $65,940 | $116,190 | 600 | $81,276 |
| 49 | OKOklahoma | $79,890 | $60,990 | $100,260 | 1,690 | $90,946 |
| 50 | TXTexas | $79,660 | $61,500 | $102,950 | 17,920 | $82,075 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $73,130 | $57,350 | $95,900 | 850 | $84,118 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $68,030 | $48,470 | $91,560 | 100 | N/A |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $45,630 | $38,620 | $61,780 | 1,430 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $111,530, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $104,824.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Occupational Health and Safety Specialists the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists at $111,530 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($103,970) and Washington ($102,920).
Which state pays Occupational Health and Safety Specialists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists at $45,630 a year, $65,900 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Occupational Health and Safety Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $104,824 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $93,250. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.