SOC 17-2111 · Area 33260 · May 2025
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Midland, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $104,990 | $50.48 |
| 25th percentile | $115,490 | $55.53 |
| Median | $137,030 | $65.88 |
| 75th percentile | $186,960 | $89.89 |
| 90th percentile | $262,710 | $126.30 |
| Average | $155,950 | $74.98 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 60. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $115,490 to $186,960 in 2025, a span of $71,470.
The area median is $13,590 (11.0%) above Texas's $123,440 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 10 other published areas
- This area's median is $32,830 (31.5%) above the $104,200 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $29,950 (28.0%) above the $107,080 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $24,790 (22.1%) above the $112,240 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $16,240 (13.4%) above the $120,790 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $15,860 (13.1%) above the $121,170 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $14,940 (12.2%) above the $122,090 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $14,260 (11.6%) above the $122,770 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $9,540 (7.5%) above the $127,490 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $9,490 (7.4%) above the $127,540 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $6,750 (5.2%) above the $130,280 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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