Pay by state · 50 states
Occupational Health and Safety Technician Salary by State (2026)
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians earn the most in Washington at $104,910 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $35,890 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $61,560. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $104,910Washington
- National median
- $61,560BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $35,890Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Occupational Health and Safety Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of occupational health and safety technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $104,910 | $70,400 | $110,930 | 570 | $98,035 |
| 2 | RIRhode Island | $84,640 | $65,840 | $106,290 | 60 | $82,753 |
| 3 | WVWest Virginia | $81,470 | $65,790 | $90,690 | 320 | $91,031 |
| 4 | AKAlaska | $80,760 | $56,150 | $108,060 | 140 | $78,899 |
| 5 | NMNew Mexico | $79,490 | $60,550 | $120,610 | 790 | $86,204 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $74,400 | $60,330 | $83,840 | 270 | $75,440 |
| 7 | COColorado | $73,110 | $59,580 | $84,300 | 400 | $70,945 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $69,640 | $57,610 | $78,680 | 1,410 | $64,529 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $68,730 | $55,160 | $89,920 | 290 | $64,989 |
| 10 | CTConnecticut | $68,310 | $61,290 | $97,510 | 130 | $65,930 |
| 11 | WYWyoming | $68,250 | $52,940 | $74,140 | 80 | $73,632 |
| 12 | MIMichigan | $67,310 | $57,400 | $88,020 | 450 | $69,956 |
| 13 | NJNew Jersey | $66,930 | $55,600 | $85,680 | 270 | $61,514 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $65,960 | $59,240 | $88,870 | 1,790 | $65,988 |
| 15 | AZArizona | $65,480 | $56,760 | $78,700 | 440 | $65,040 |
| 16 | OHOhio | $65,000 | $60,870 | $78,090 | 1,310 | $70,063 |
| 17 | OROregon | $65,000 | $60,460 | $81,140 | 230 | $62,886 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $64,670 | $52,680 | $89,970 | 280 | $61,615 |
| 19 | MOMissouri | $64,490 | $56,560 | $79,900 | 270 | $71,011 |
| 20 | WIWisconsin | $64,440 | $57,970 | $76,170 | 640 | $68,484 |
| 21 | MEMaine | $64,240 | $62,560 | $76,740 | 140 | $66,193 |
| 22 | GAGeorgia | $63,290 | $52,880 | $80,480 | 1,210 | $65,726 |
| 23 | NHNew Hampshire | $62,630 | $57,890 | $67,990 | 50 | $60,126 |
| 24 | VAVirginia | $62,380 | $52,330 | $83,260 | 840 | $61,699 |
| 25 | DEDelaware | $62,310 | $62,310 | $80,750 | 150 | $62,430 |
| 26 | VTVermont | $61,960 | $55,620 | $69,740 | 80 | $63,252 |
| 27 | NVNevada | $61,770 | $50,790 | $81,230 | 440 | $61,783 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $61,760 | $53,060 | $75,950 | 720 | $65,475 |
| 29 | PAPennsylvania | $61,640 | $50,440 | $70,940 | 1,020 | $63,174 |
| 30 | CACalifornia | $61,360 | $54,920 | $83,080 | 2,650 | $55,419 |
| 31 | MSMississippi | $61,230 | $48,850 | $77,790 | 360 | $70,417 |
| 32 | KYKentucky | $61,120 | $54,940 | $84,690 | 650 | $67,791 |
| 33 | IDIdaho | $60,670 | $53,490 | $83,370 | 240 | $63,533 |
| 34 | INIndiana | $60,150 | $52,380 | $62,690 | 1,660 | $64,449 |
| 35 | KSKansas | $59,740 | $48,620 | $73,600 | 480 | $66,328 |
| 36 | NENebraska | $59,180 | $49,070 | $82,410 | 200 | $65,680 |
| 37 | FLFlorida | $59,140 | $51,770 | $62,920 | 1,000 | $57,188 |
| 38 | SCSouth Carolina | $58,490 | $49,500 | $73,650 | 420 | $62,390 |
| 39 | IAIowa | $58,300 | $49,000 | $68,580 | 290 | $66,430 |
| 40 | TXTexas | $57,980 | $49,580 | $70,300 | 4,420 | $59,738 |
| 41 | LALouisiana | $57,930 | $45,610 | $81,480 | 780 | $65,675 |
| 42 | UTUtah | $57,340 | $49,300 | $72,990 | 280 | $57,999 |
| 43 | OKOklahoma | $56,470 | $39,470 | $69,450 | 370 | $64,285 |
| 44 | NDNorth Dakota | $56,000 | $43,420 | $67,140 | 150 | $62,950 |
| 45 | TNTennessee | $55,090 | $50,240 | $62,920 | 310 | $59,965 |
| 46 | ALAlabama | $55,010 | $49,600 | $70,810 | 880 | $61,932 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $50,840 | $48,110 | $58,650 | 510 | $58,479 |
| 48 | MTMontana | $41,420 | $37,440 | $63,680 | 60 | $43,764 |
| 49 | GUGuam | $39,710 | $38,620 | $49,020 | 140 | N/A |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $35,890 | $30,000 | $45,060 | N/A | 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 Technicians, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $104,910, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $98,035.
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 Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Occupational Health and Safety Technicians the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians at $104,910 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Rhode Island ($84,640) and West Virginia ($81,470).
Which state pays Occupational Health and Safety Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians at $35,890 a year, $69,020 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Occupational Health and Safety Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $98,035 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $104,910. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.