The average salary for an occupational health specialist in the United States is around $73,020 per year.
Avg Salary
Occupational health specialists earn an average yearly salary of $73,020.
Wages typically start from $42,450 and go up to $108,520.
13% above national average Updated in 2018
Occupational health specialist earnings by seniority
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Occupational health specialist salary by state
State Name | Average Salary |
---|---|
Alaska | $84,700 |
Alabama | $70,670 |
Arkansas | $64,090 |
Arizona | $69,380 |
California | $87,240 |
Colorado | $79,630 |
Connecticut | $83,030 |
District of Columbia | $89,460 |
Delaware | $70,530 |
Florida | $65,960 |
Georgia | $70,850 |
Guam | $54,740 |
Hawaii | $73,900 |
Iowa | $70,252 |
Idaho | $72,440 |
Illinois | $74,759 |
Indiana | $62,790 |
Kansas | $64,840 |
Kentucky | $63,690 |
Louisiana | $71,760 |
Massachusetts | $82,440 |
Maryland | $78,220 |
Maine | $69,900 |
Michigan | $69,740 |
Minnesota | $76,510 |
Missouri | $67,930 |
Mississippi | $68,820 |
Montana | $66,380 |
North Carolina | $68,790 |
North Dakota | $82,720 |
Nebraska | $65,210 |
New Hampshire | $73,080 |
New Jersey | $80,730 |
New Mexico | $72,020 |
Nevada | $73,850 |
New York | $73,380 |
Ohio | $72,930 |
Oklahoma | $65,120 |
Oregon | $74,030 |
Pennsylvania | $70,330 |
Puerto Rico | $35,210 |
Rhode Island | $94,240 |
South Carolina | $51,930 |
South Dakota | $67,330 |
Tennessee | $73,910 |
Texas | $72,310 |
Utah | $75,000 |
Virginia | $68,840 |
Vermont | $66,440 |
Washington | $75,690 |
Wisconsin | $64,680 |
West Virginia | $76,450 |
Wyoming | $76,070 |
How do occupational health specialist salaries compare to similar careers?
Occupational health specialists earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than chemists but more than petroleum pump system operators.
Career | Median Salary |
---|---|
Chemist salary | $72K |
Climate change analyst salary | $71K |
Industrial ecologist salary | $71K |
Environmental restoration planner salary | $71K |
Logistician salary | $70K |
Occupational health specialist salary | $73K |
Environmental consultant salary | $68K |
Industrial designer salary | $67K |
Food science technologist salary | $65K |
Petroleum pump system operator salary | $71K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)