Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Salary in the US
A occupational health and safety specialists earns a national median of $90,150 a year (mean $93,860) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #182 of 825.
How much does a occupational health and safety specialists earn in the US?
A occupational health and safety specialists in the United States earns a median of $90,150 a year (mean $93,860), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 140,610 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-5011), ranked #182 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$90,150
per year
Mean
$93,860
per year
Employment
140,610
US workers
National rank
#182
of 825 by median
What a occupational health and safety specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a occupational health and safety specialists (SOC 19-5011) earns a median annual wage of $90,150 and a mean (average) of $93,860. The median is the midpoint — half of occupational health and safety specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a occupational health and safety specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for occupational health and safety specialists is $90,150, and the mean (average) is $93,860. The median is the midpoint — half of occupational health and safety specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does occupational health and safety specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $90,150, a occupational health and safety specialists earns 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many occupational health and safety specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 140,610 occupational health and safety specialists employed nationally (SOC 19-5011), across all industries.
- Where does this occupational health and safety specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-5011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-5011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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