SOC 19-5011 · Area 4800003 · May 2025
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,730 | $21.51 |
| 25th percentile | $54,760 | $26.33 |
| Median | $64,990 | $31.25 |
| 75th percentile | $83,510 | $40.15 |
| 90th percentile | $105,100 | $50.53 |
| Average | $71,450 | $34.35 |
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: 140. 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 $54,760 to $83,510 in 2025, a span of $28,750.
The area median is $14,670 (18.4%) below Texas's $79,660 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 30 other published areas
- This area's median is $8,490 (15.0%) above the $56,500 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $5,240 (8.8%) above the $59,750 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $1,360 (2.1%) above the $63,630 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $650 (1.0%) below the $65,640 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $1,120 (1.7%) below the $66,110 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $1,350 (2.0%) below the $66,340 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $5,200 (7.4%) below the $70,190 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $5,230 (7.4%) below the $70,220 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $8,050 (11.0%) below the $73,040 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $8,060 (11.0%) below the $73,050 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $9,390 (12.6%) below the $74,380 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $10,360 (13.7%) below the $75,350 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,340 (14.9%) below the $76,330 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $11,410 (14.9%) below the $76,400 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $11,410 (14.9%) below the $76,400 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $11,800 (15.4%) below the $76,790 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $12,010 (15.6%) below the $77,000 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $12,460 (16.1%) below the $77,450 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $12,700 (16.3%) below the $77,690 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $12,960 (16.6%) below the $77,950 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $13,830 (17.5%) below the $78,820 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $13,900 (17.6%) below the $78,890 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $15,740 (19.5%) below the $80,730 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $16,010 (19.8%) below the $81,000 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $16,340 (20.1%) below the $81,330 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $17,920 (21.6%) below the $82,910 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $17,980 (21.7%) below the $82,970 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $19,370 (23.0%) below the $84,360 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $23,120 (26.2%) below the $88,110 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $26,580 (29.0%) below the $91,570 median in Midland, TX.
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