Field Safety Manager: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 19-5011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$128,980	830	0.81	1.53
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$126,860	2,550	1.19	1.71
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$125,970	290	2.52	2.20
Niles, MI	$113,680	70	1.2	2.47
Lawrence, KS	$109,740	40	0.78	2.32
Napa, CA	$109,560	40	0.61	1.98
Vallejo, CA	$109,550	170	1.31	1.87
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$109,500	1,820	0.96	1.51
Pueblo, CO	$109,390	60	1.09	2.24
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$109,170	1,920	0.68	1.54
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$109,130	170	0.92	1.93
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$107,910	200	0.54	1.76
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$107,220	270	0.91	2.04
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$106,430	70	0.8	1.94
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$105,960	2,720	1.11	1.59
Rochester, MN	$105,090	100	0.86	1.73
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$104,770	950	0.97	1.75
Lafayette, LA	$104,470	200	1.21	2.50
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$104,000	160	0.91	2.01
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$103,810	160	1.88	1.64
New Haven, CT	$103,780	250	0.98	1.73
Greeley, CO	$103,740	250	2.27	1.88
Boulder, CO	$103,720	120	0.7	1.49
Anchorage, AK	$103,330	170	1.08	1.72
Bellingham, WA	$103,260	110	1.37	1.79
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$102,610	5,550	0.98	1.84
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$102,270	150	0.79	1.80
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$102,120	1,870	1.28	1.64
Bay City, MI	$102,060	30	1.01	2.24
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$101,630	2,250	0.55	1.86
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$101,560	70	0.62	2.00
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$101,230	1,440	1.03	1.72
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$101,060	70	0.88	2.09
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$101,060	60	1.34	1.70
Portland-South Portland, ME	$100,730	220	0.83	1.77
Fairbanks-College, AK	$100,230	40	1.22	1.62
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$100,000	730	3.35	1.58
Salinas, CA	$99,770	120	0.73	2.11
Bismarck, ND	$99,520	70	1.09	1.89
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$99,170	1,560	0.89	1.67
Reno, NV	$99,160	260	1.03	2.00
Worcester, MA	$99,150	300	0.94	1.71
Columbus, OH	$98,920	1,460	1.46	1.93
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$98,490	310	1.01	1.62
Sumter, SC	$98,490	40	1.43	2.30
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$98,450	130	0.94	1.98
Wheeling, WV-OH	$98,440	80	1.51	2.22
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$98,320	350	0.55	1.83
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$97,470	130	1.14	2.05
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$97,410	1,050	0.96	1.61
Charleston, WV	$96,990	150	1.62	2.12
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$96,990	320	0.9	1.97
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$96,820	310	1.41	1.97
Longview-Kelso, WA	$96,780	50	1.38	1.69
Redding, CA	$96,360	40	0.68	1.97
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$96,320	6,020	0.7	1.57
Minot, ND	$96,100	40	1.3	1.96
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$95,990	140	0.93	1.74
Lexington Park, MD	$95,870	70	1.02	1.50
Ogden, UT	$95,740	230	0.93	1.96
Salem, OR	$95,680	190	1.14	1.73
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$95,640	160	1.35	1.54
Fayetteville, NC	$95,620	160	1.37	2.10
Urban Honolulu, HI	$95,600	560	1.38	1.67
Logan, UT-ID	$95,560	50	0.75	2.06
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$95,490	300	1.16	1.95
Albany, OR	$95,470	80	1.89	1.92
Syracuse, NY	$95,180	280	1.03	1.80
Spartanburg, SC	$95,130	180	1.2	2.00
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$95,100	70	0.68	1.58
Sandusky, OH	$94,960	50	1.11	2.11
Farmington, NM	$94,920	60	1.38	2.07
Modesto, CA	$94,910	180	1.02	1.88
Casper, WY	$94,890	120	3.21	1.94
Huntsville, AL	$94,570	260	1.06	1.83
Bend, OR	$94,540	90	0.95	1.73
Baton Rouge, LA	$94,520	760	2.04	1.94
Peoria, IL	$94,520	120	0.82	1.91
Warner Robins, GA	$94,520	110	1.59	1.94
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$94,520	50	1.53	1.99
Merced, CA	$94,470	50	0.7	2.00
Rockford, IL	$94,450	60	0.51	2.00
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$94,370	430	0.89	1.86
Cedar Rapids, IA	$94,010	120	0.93	1.90
St. Louis, MO-IL	$94,010	1,160	0.95	1.88
Colorado Springs, CO	$93,970	220	0.78	1.78
Reading, PA	$93,880	120	0.79	1.90
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$93,660	690	1.69	1.60
Jacksonville, NC	$93,640	70	1.55	2.33
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$93,430	50	1.03	1.90
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$93,340	1,070	0.84	2.00
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$93,280	160	1	1.92
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$93,260	150	1.05	2.08
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$93,200	1,260	1.27	1.86
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$93,200	70	1.03	1.98
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$93,130	50	1.53	1.98
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$93,100	80	0.78	1.96
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$93,060	1,520	0.6	1.91
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$93,000	350	1.65	2.02
Yakima, WA	$92,960	60	0.65	1.94
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$92,930	180	0.73	1.82
Kansas City, MO-KS	$92,900	850	0.86	1.83
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$92,670	80	0.49	1.95
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$92,610	430	1.06	1.96
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$92,310	390	1.07	1.78
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$92,050	430	0.79	1.54
Mansfield, OH	$92,020	50	1.21	2.06
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$91,950	30	1.04	2.19
Paducah, KY-IL	$91,740	80	1.85	2.00
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$91,620	1,710	0.65	1.79
Midland, TX	$91,570	580	5.29	1.68
Appleton, WI	$91,560	90	0.8	1.83
Beckley, WV	$91,560	80	2.08	2.19
Duluth, MN-WI	$91,560	170	1.49	1.83
Manhattan, KS	$91,560	70	1.44	1.99
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$91,560	110	1.39	2.03
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$91,560	130	0.77	1.98
Toledo, OH	$91,560	330	1.23	1.90
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$91,380	40	0.82	1.84
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$91,160	1,160	0.94	1.82
St. Cloud, MN	$91,150	110	1.19	1.79
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$91,120	40	0.86	1.88
Evansville, IN	$91,050	200	1.62	1.96
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$91,010	70	1.12	1.60
Idaho Falls, ID	$90,600	140	1.96	1.94
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$90,490	770	1.15	1.74
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$90,470	690	0.67	1.94
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$90,440	60	0.64	2.00
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$90,310	1,470	0.95	1.87
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$90,310	230	0.98	1.65
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$90,240	60	0.43	1.75
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$90,180	610	0.82	1.63
Yuba City, CA	$90,150	40	0.95	1.80
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$90,100	180	1.11	1.87
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$89,920	940	1.36	1.82
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$89,870	90	0.78	1.57
Walla Walla, WA	$89,860	30	1.3	1.69
Iowa City, IA	$89,570	50	0.61	1.79
Omaha, NE-IA	$89,500	300	0.67	1.80
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$89,480	2,340	1.09	1.74
Grand Junction, CO	$89,350	80	1.29	1.84
Elmira, NY	$89,180	40	1.26	1.86
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$89,070	80	1.33	1.84
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$88,990	400	1.19	1.78
Flint, MI	$88,990	70	0.54	1.94
Fargo, ND-MN	$88,690	120	0.9	1.74
Columbus, GA-AL	$88,610	80	0.76	2.04
Elizabethtown, KY	$88,610	70	1.53	1.89
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$88,610	190	1.32	2.04
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$88,610	40	0.56	2.02
Vineland, NJ	$88,480	60	0.99	1.84
Springfield, MA	$88,290	150	0.83	1.70
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$88,270	700	1.13	1.82
Bangor, ME	$88,190	50	0.78	1.84
Victoria, TX	$88,110	50	1.4	2.05
Fresno, CA	$88,090	310	0.72	1.88
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$88,090	2,210	0.84	1.62
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$88,080	1,340	0.78	1.69
Cleveland, OH	$88,070	1,100	1.18	1.76
Lebanon, PA	$88,000	30	0.71	1.89
Florence, SC	$87,970	90	1.1	2.02
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$87,970	30	1	1.92
Birmingham, AL	$87,920	630	1.34	1.84
Columbus, IN	$87,920	60	1.34	1.81
Kenosha, WI	$87,890	50	0.76	1.82
Binghamton, NY	$87,740	70	0.79	1.77
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$87,530	130	0.9	1.94
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$87,450	480	0.65	1.71
Albuquerque, NM	$87,390	280	0.76	1.82
Pittsburgh, PA	$87,310	1,160	1.15	1.76
Mankato, MN	$87,270	40	0.73	1.76
Albany, GA	$86,920	50	1.02	1.99
Boise City, ID	$86,920	320	0.9	1.77
Sheboygan, WI	$86,830	40	0.8	1.67
Barnstable Town, MA	$86,660	50	0.55	1.54
Madison, WI	$86,650	340	0.91	1.49
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$86,480	300	0.87	1.77
Lynchburg, VA	$86,480	100	1.17	1.87
Altoona, PA	$86,260	40	0.78	1.95
Las Cruces, NM	$86,260	40	0.53	2.05
Rapid City, SD	$86,160	50	0.67	1.86
Cheyenne, WY	$86,040	90	2.08	1.67
Hattiesburg, MS	$85,900	60	1	2.28
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$85,620	60	1.22	1.81
Ann Arbor, MI	$85,610	150	0.76	1.55
Mobile, AL	$85,600	260	1.66	1.82
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$85,550	130	1.7	1.88
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$85,490	920	0.7	1.75
Wilmington, NC	$85,230	150	0.88	1.86
Charlottesville, VA	$85,170	80	0.77	1.54
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$85,100	50	0.71	1.79
Wausau, WI	$85,010	60	0.94	1.74
Lewiston, ID-WA	$84,990	30	1.22	1.76
Pittsfield, MA	$84,990	40	0.73	1.64
Flagstaff, AZ	$84,950	60	0.95	1.79
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$84,820	1,270	1.27	1.72
Savannah, GA	$84,760	140	0.79	1.79
Bowling Green, KY	$84,730	80	1.13	1.88
Canton-Massillon, OH	$84,720	220	1.51	1.85
Wichita, KS	$84,640	260	0.91	1.78
Rochester, NY	$84,570	480	1.08	1.65
Visalia, CA	$84,510	120	0.78	1.87
Green Bay, WI	$84,500	130	0.85	1.69
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$84,430	410	1.24	1.81
Corvallis, OR	$84,420	40	1.22	1.46
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$84,410	320	1.05	1.70
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$84,360	450	3.07	1.73
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$84,350	60	0.81	1.73
Chico, CA	$84,010	90	1.21	1.75
Port St. Lucie, FL	$83,990	160	1.05	1.81
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$83,870	100	0.63	1.75
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$83,860	60	1.25	1.69
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$83,760	410	1.04	1.80
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$83,740	160	1.49	1.85
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$83,650	60	0.71	2.03
Terre Haute, IN	$83,510	80	1.32	1.86
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$83,440	1,230	1.01	1.41
Fort Wayne, IN	$83,440	230	1.14	1.75
Richmond, VA	$83,420	690	1.15	1.62
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$83,410	50	0.62	2.17
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$83,410	810	0.82	1.66
Akron, OH	$83,300	370	1.3	1.71
Oklahoma City, OK	$83,210	640	1.05	1.76
Tucson, AZ	$83,200	320	0.92	1.74
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$83,130	60	0.71	1.90
Ithaca, NY	$83,020	40	0.94	1.43
Bloomington, IN	$83,000	60	0.93	1.74
Ames, IA	$82,970	70	1.35	1.65
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$82,970	60	0.41	1.74
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$82,910	5,650	1.9	1.68
Owensboro, KY	$82,880	40	1	1.84
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$82,760	180	0.9	1.57
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$82,750	70	0.74	1.63
Helena, MT	$82,740	100	2.42	1.50
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$82,720	490	1.59	1.74
Lake Charles, LA	$82,710	280	3.01	1.81
Great Falls, MT	$82,670	40	1.36	1.78
Jackson, MS	$82,640	280	1.13	1.93
Bozeman, MT	$82,570	80	1.22	1.51
Lima, OH	$82,420	70	1.63	1.75
Saginaw, MI	$82,400	50	0.74	1.78
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$82,370	140	0.5	1.72
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$82,270	40	0.8	1.79
Eau Claire, WI	$82,260	80	1.09	1.71
Montgomery, AL	$82,260	160	1.08	1.83
Chambersburg, PA	$82,220	60	1.13	1.73
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$82,220	180	0.78	1.77
Medford, OR	$82,180	90	1.07	1.65
Springfield, OH	$82,100	30	0.83	1.81
Lancaster, PA	$81,990	200	0.86	1.70
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$81,990	410	0.74	1.75
Asheville, NC	$81,740	140	0.83	1.74
Springfield, IL	$81,590	40	0.43	1.55
Billings, MT	$81,520	110	1.3	1.66
El Centro, CA	$81,520	40	0.75	1.81
Morgantown, WV	$81,390	120	1.89	1.72
Fond du Lac, WI	$81,370	30	0.82	1.62
Killeen-Temple, TX	$81,330	160	1.17	1.74
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$81,120	60	0.92	1.69
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$81,000	3,660	1	1.57
Erie, PA	$80,980	80	0.75	1.82
Tulsa, OK	$80,900	410	0.98	1.73
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$80,880	180	0.65	1.73
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$80,840	30	0.48	1.40
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$80,730	1,240	1.06	1.42
Topeka, KS	$80,670	110	1.02	1.63
Jacksonville, FL	$80,560	740	1.07	1.65
Winston-Salem, NC	$80,280	270	1.11	1.73
Roanoke, VA	$80,260	130	0.93	1.70
Columbia, MO	$80,250	70	0.69	1.70
Twin Falls, ID	$80,250	40	0.84	1.77
Lawton, OK	$80,140	60	1.54	1.90
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$80,010	40	0.85	1.81
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$79,990	50	0.96	2.01
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$79,950	270	1.03	1.64
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$79,940	30	0.5	1.67
Decatur, IL	$79,880	60	1.42	1.56
Springfield, MO	$79,560	170	0.82	1.74
Tuscaloosa, AL	$79,550	120	1.23	1.76
State College, PA	$79,540	50	0.8	1.62
Burlington, NC	$79,430	60	0.99	1.80
Traverse City, MI	$79,400	40	0.61	1.67
Utica-Rome, NY	$79,330	100	0.91	1.62
Columbia, SC	$79,160	400	1.13	1.70
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$79,110	40	1.16	1.73
Johnson City, TN	$79,000	80	1.07	1.82
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$78,980	140	0.55	1.69
Rocky Mount, NC	$78,850	50	1.08	1.79
Monroe, LA	$78,800	50	0.61	2.07
Jackson, TN	$78,460	70	0.89	1.75
Decatur, AL	$78,420	100	1.79	1.69
Dubuque, IA	$78,410	30	0.62	1.61
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$78,370	450	0.84	1.65
Greenville, NC	$78,370	120	1.68	1.68
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$78,190	70	1.04	2.00
Knoxville, TN	$78,110	470	1.23	1.66
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$78,090	130	0.66	1.74
Harrisonburg, VA	$77,960	70	1.16	1.69
Corpus Christi, TX	$77,950	400	2.29	1.72
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$77,840	50	1.47	1.71
Johnstown, PA	$77,810	50	1.25	1.76
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$77,740	60	1.64	1.82
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$77,690	1,230	1.2	1.65
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$77,680	160	1.1	1.77
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$77,620	120	1.27	1.59
Midland, MI	$77,580	90	2.7	1.57
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$77,450	160	1.26	1.74
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$77,380	70	0.49	2.04
Morristown, TN	$77,370	40	0.85	1.75
Dothan, AL	$77,350	50	0.84	2.03
Hammond, LA	$77,220	40	0.96	2.01
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$77,150	90	0.79	1.59
Valdosta, GA	$77,130	40	0.78	1.97
Sherman-Denison, TX	$77,000	60	1.2	1.73
Tyler, TX	$76,790	90	0.9	1.80
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$76,770	90	1.02	1.42
Goldsboro, NC	$76,560	40	1	1.89
Gainesville, FL	$76,400	60	0.47	1.62
Texarkana, TX-AR	$76,400	50	0.89	1.77
Wichita Falls, TX	$76,400	40	0.89	1.77
Abilene, TX	$76,330	60	0.88	1.72
Gadsden, AL	$76,270	40	1.21	2.08
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$75,950	70	1.05	1.64
Lincoln, NE	$75,820	90	0.57	1.52
Amarillo, TX	$75,350	130	1.19	1.69
Williamsport, PA	$75,320	50	1.22	1.64
Tallahassee, FL	$75,180	70	0.39	1.62
Ocala, FL	$74,910	50	0.5	1.70
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$74,490	220	0.67	1.63
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$74,470	230	0.93	1.59
Clarksville, TN-KY	$74,430	140	1.49	1.66
Dalton, GA	$74,310	60	1.04	1.76
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$74,190	30	0.78	1.73
Yuma, AZ	$74,160	110	1.78	1.68
Winchester, VA-WV	$73,920	50	0.8	1.57
Joplin, MO-KS	$73,580	110	1.41	1.64
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$73,200	100	0.87	1.57
Longview, TX	$73,050	200	1.84	1.62
San Angelo, TX	$73,040	50	1.18	1.68
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$73,010	170	0.55	1.54
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$72,890	70	1.58	1.52
Monroe, MI	$72,470	40	1.05	1.57
Kingston, NY	$71,820	30	0.64	1.44
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$71,560	170	1.51	1.49
Cleveland, TN	$70,400	40	1.07	1.75
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$70,400	300	1.24	1.53
Waco, TX	$70,220	140	1.17	1.53
Lubbock, TX	$70,190	150	0.98	1.67
Missoula, MT	$69,300	90	1.42	1.45
Battle Creek, MI	$69,120	100	1.94	1.42
Gainesville, GA	$67,480	90	1	1.47
College Station-Bryan, TX	$66,340	130	1.08	1.49
Odessa, TX	$66,110	310	4.22	1.36
Jefferson City, MO	$65,670	120	1.6	1.37
El Paso, TX	$65,640	330	1.07	1.66
Rome, GA	$64,790	30	0.75	1.52
Laredo, TX	$63,630	120	1.18	1.71
Dover, DE	$62,950	110	1.77	1.35
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$61,100	100	1.12	1.54
Punta Gorda, FL	$60,850	40	0.68	1.34
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$59,750	100	0.71	1.64
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$56,500	210	0.78	1.58
Jonesboro, AR	$55,870	30	0.57	1.32
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$46,040	1,140	1.83	1.56
Arecibo, PR	$45,060	40	1.29	1.73
Ponce, PR	$44,380	70	1.25	1.65
Aguadilla, PR	$44,360	50	1.23	1.68
Mayaguez, PR	$43,330	60	1.29	1.71

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Lafayette, LA	2.50	$104,470	1.21
Niles, MI	2.47	$113,680	1.2
Jacksonville, NC	2.33	$93,640	1.55
Lawrence, KS	2.32	$109,740	0.78
Sumter, SC	2.30	$98,490	1.43
Hattiesburg, MS	2.28	$85,900	1
Bay City, MI	2.24	$102,060	1.01
Pueblo, CO	2.24	$109,390	1.09
Wheeling, WV-OH	2.22	$98,440	1.51
Kennewick-Richland, WA	2.20	$125,970	2.52
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	2.19	$91,950	1.04
Beckley, WV	2.19	$91,560	2.08
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	2.17	$83,410	0.62
Charleston, WV	2.12	$96,990	1.62
Sandusky, OH	2.11	$94,960	1.11
Salinas, CA	2.11	$99,770	0.73
Fayetteville, NC	2.10	$95,620	1.37
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	2.09	$101,060	0.88
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	2.08	$93,260	1.05
Gadsden, AL	2.08	$76,270	1.21
Farmington, NM	2.07	$94,920	1.38
Monroe, LA	2.07	$78,800	0.61
Logan, UT-ID	2.06	$95,560	0.75
Mansfield, OH	2.06	$92,020	1.21
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	2.05	$97,470	1.14
Las Cruces, NM	2.05	$86,260	0.53
Victoria, TX	2.05	$88,110	1.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	2.04	$107,220	0.91
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	2.04	$77,380	0.49
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	2.04	$88,610	1.32
Columbus, GA-AL	2.04	$88,610	0.76
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	2.03	$91,560	1.39
Athens-Clarke County, GA	2.03	$83,650	0.71
Dothan, AL	2.03	$77,350	0.84
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	2.02	$93,000	1.65
Florence, SC	2.02	$87,970	1.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	2.02	$88,610	0.56
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	2.01	$79,990	0.96
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	2.01	$104,000	0.91
Hammond, LA	2.01	$77,220	0.96
Rockford, IL	2.00	$94,450	0.51
Macon-Bibb County, GA	2.00	$90,440	0.64
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2.00	$93,340	0.84
Auburn-Opelika, AL	2.00	$78,190	1.04
Merced, CA	2.00	$94,470	0.7
Paducah, KY-IL	2.00	$91,740	1.85
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	2.00	$101,560	0.62
Reno, NV	2.00	$99,160	1.03
Spartanburg, SC	2.00	$95,130	1.2
Manhattan, KS	1.99	$91,560	1.44
Albany, GA	1.99	$86,920	1.02
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	1.99	$94,520	1.53
Napa, CA	1.98	$109,560	0.61
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.98	$93,200	1.03
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.98	$98,450	0.94
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.98	$91,560	0.77
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	1.98	$93,130	1.53
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.97	$96,820	1.41
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.97	$96,990	0.9
Valdosta, GA	1.97	$77,130	0.78
Redding, CA	1.97	$96,360	0.68
Minot, ND	1.96	$96,100	1.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.96	$93,100	0.78
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.96	$92,610	1.06
Ogden, UT	1.96	$95,740	0.93
Evansville, IN	1.96	$91,050	1.62
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.95	$92,670	0.49
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.95	$95,490	1.16
Altoona, PA	1.95	$86,260	0.78
Warner Robins, GA	1.94	$94,520	1.59
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.94	$106,430	0.8
Yakima, WA	1.94	$92,960	0.65
Casper, WY	1.94	$94,890	3.21
Baton Rouge, LA	1.94	$94,520	2.04
Flint, MI	1.94	$88,990	0.54
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.94	$90,470	0.67
Idaho Falls, ID	1.94	$90,600	1.96
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.94	$87,530	0.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.93	$109,130	0.92
Jackson, MS	1.93	$82,640	1.13
Columbus, OH	1.93	$98,920	1.46
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.92	$93,280	1
Albany, OR	1.92	$95,470	1.89
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	1.92	$87,970	1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.91	$93,060	0.6
Peoria, IL	1.91	$94,520	0.82
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.90	$94,010	0.93
Lawton, OK	1.90	$80,140	1.54
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	1.90	$83,130	0.71
Reading, PA	1.90	$93,880	0.79
Toledo, OH	1.90	$91,560	1.23
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	1.90	$93,430	1.03
Bismarck, ND	1.89	$99,520	1.09
Elizabethtown, KY	1.89	$88,610	1.53
Lebanon, PA	1.89	$88,000	0.71
Goldsboro, NC	1.89	$76,560	1
Greeley, CO	1.88	$103,740	2.27
Bowling Green, KY	1.88	$84,730	1.13
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.88	$94,010	0.95
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1.88	$91,120	0.86
Fresno, CA	1.88	$88,090	0.72
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.88	$85,550	1.7
Modesto, CA	1.88	$94,910	1.02
Visalia, CA	1.87	$84,510	0.78
Lynchburg, VA	1.87	$86,480	1.17
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.87	$90,100	1.11
Vallejo, CA	1.87	$109,550	1.31
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.87	$90,310	0.95
Elmira, NY	1.86	$89,180	1.26
Rapid City, SD	1.86	$86,160	0.67
Terre Haute, IN	1.86	$83,510	1.32
Wilmington, NC	1.86	$85,230	0.88
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.86	$94,370	0.89
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.86	$93,200	1.27
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.86	$101,630	0.55
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.85	$83,740	1.49
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.85	$84,720	1.51
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.84	$91,380	0.82
Owensboro, KY	1.84	$82,880	1
Grand Junction, CO	1.84	$89,350	1.29
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.84	$89,070	1.33
Birmingham, AL	1.84	$87,920	1.34
Bangor, ME	1.84	$88,190	0.78
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.84	$102,610	0.98
Vineland, NJ	1.84	$88,480	0.99
Appleton, WI	1.83	$91,560	0.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.83	$98,320	0.55
Duluth, MN-WI	1.83	$91,560	1.49
Montgomery, AL	1.83	$82,260	1.08
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.83	$92,900	0.86
Huntsville, AL	1.83	$94,570	1.06
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.82	$88,270	1.13
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.82	$91,160	0.94
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.82	$92,930	0.73
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.82	$77,740	1.64
Erie, PA	1.82	$80,980	0.75
Mobile, AL	1.82	$85,600	1.66
Kenosha, WI	1.82	$87,890	0.76
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.82	$89,920	1.36
Albuquerque, NM	1.82	$87,390	0.76
Johnson City, TN	1.82	$79,000	1.07
Columbus, IN	1.81	$87,920	1.34
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.81	$84,430	1.24
Lake Charles, LA	1.81	$82,710	3.01
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.81	$80,010	0.85
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.81	$85,620	1.22
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.81	$83,990	1.05
El Centro, CA	1.81	$81,520	0.75
Springfield, OH	1.81	$82,100	0.83
Burlington, NC	1.80	$79,430	0.99
Yuba City, CA	1.80	$90,150	0.95
Omaha, NE-IA	1.80	$89,500	0.67
Tyler, TX	1.80	$76,790	0.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.80	$102,270	0.79
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.80	$83,760	1.04
Syracuse, NY	1.80	$95,180	1.03
Savannah, GA	1.79	$84,760	0.79
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.79	$85,100	0.71
Rocky Mount, NC	1.79	$78,850	1.08
St. Cloud, MN	1.79	$91,150	1.19
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.79	$91,620	0.65
Iowa City, IA	1.79	$89,570	0.61
Flagstaff, AZ	1.79	$84,950	0.95
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.79	$82,270	0.8
Bellingham, WA	1.79	$103,260	1.37
Saginaw, MI	1.78	$82,400	0.74
Colorado Springs, CO	1.78	$93,970	0.78
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.78	$92,310	1.07
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.78	$88,990	1.19
Great Falls, MT	1.78	$82,670	1.36
Wichita, KS	1.78	$84,640	0.91
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.77	$82,220	0.78
Binghamton, NY	1.77	$87,740	0.79
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.77	$77,680	1.1
Boise City, ID	1.77	$86,920	0.9
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.77	$76,400	0.89
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.77	$100,730	0.83
Wichita Falls, TX	1.77	$76,400	0.89
Twin Falls, ID	1.77	$80,250	0.84
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.77	$86,480	0.87
Johnstown, PA	1.76	$77,810	1.25
Mankato, MN	1.76	$87,270	0.73
Oklahoma City, OK	1.76	$83,210	1.05
Dalton, GA	1.76	$74,310	1.04
Lewiston, ID-WA	1.76	$84,990	1.22
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.76	$79,550	1.23
Pittsburgh, PA	1.76	$87,310	1.15
Cleveland, OH	1.76	$88,070	1.18
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.76	$107,910	0.54
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.75	$90,240	0.43
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.75	$104,770	0.97
Jackson, TN	1.75	$78,460	0.89
Cleveland, TN	1.75	$70,400	1.07
Fort Wayne, IN	1.75	$83,440	1.14
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.75	$81,990	0.74
Chico, CA	1.75	$84,010	1.21
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.75	$83,870	0.63
Lima, OH	1.75	$82,420	1.63
Morristown, TN	1.75	$77,370	0.85
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.75	$85,490	0.7
Asheville, NC	1.74	$81,740	0.83
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.74	$81,330	1.17
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.74	$82,720	1.59
Wausau, WI	1.74	$85,010	0.94
Tucson, AZ	1.74	$83,200	0.92
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.74	$89,480	1.09
Bloomington, IN	1.74	$83,000	0.93
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.74	$90,490	1.15
Springfield, MO	1.74	$79,560	0.82
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.74	$78,090	0.66
Fargo, ND-MN	1.74	$88,690	0.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.74	$77,450	1.26
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.74	$82,970	0.41
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.74	$95,990	0.93
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.73	$84,360	3.07
Rochester, MN	1.73	$105,090	0.86
Tulsa, OK	1.73	$80,900	0.98
Bend, OR	1.73	$94,540	0.95
Winston-Salem, NC	1.73	$80,280	1.11
Salem, OR	1.73	$95,680	1.14
Chambersburg, PA	1.73	$82,220	1.13
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.73	$80,880	0.65
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	1.73	$74,190	0.78
New Haven, CT	1.73	$103,780	0.98
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	1.73	$79,110	1.16
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.73	$77,000	1.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.73	$84,350	0.81
Arecibo, PR	1.73	$45,060	1.29
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.72	$101,230	1.03
Abilene, TX	1.72	$76,330	0.88
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.72	$84,820	1.27
Morgantown, WV	1.72	$81,390	1.89
Corpus Christi, TX	1.72	$77,950	2.29
Anchorage, AK	1.72	$103,330	1.08
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.72	$82,370	0.5
Mayaguez, PR	1.71	$43,330	1.29
Worcester, MA	1.71	$99,150	0.94
Eau Claire, WI	1.71	$82,260	1.09
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.71	$87,450	0.65
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.71	$77,840	1.47
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.71	$126,860	1.19
Laredo, TX	1.71	$63,630	1.18
Akron, OH	1.71	$83,300	1.3
Columbia, SC	1.70	$79,160	1.13
Ocala, FL	1.70	$74,910	0.5
Roanoke, VA	1.70	$80,260	0.93
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.70	$84,410	1.05
Lancaster, PA	1.70	$81,990	0.86
Springfield, MA	1.70	$88,290	0.83
Columbia, MO	1.70	$80,250	0.69
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.70	$101,060	1.34
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.69	$78,980	0.55
Decatur, AL	1.69	$78,420	1.79
Walla Walla, WA	1.69	$89,860	1.3
Green Bay, WI	1.69	$84,500	0.85
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.69	$88,080	0.78
Harrisonburg, VA	1.69	$77,960	1.16
Amarillo, TX	1.69	$75,350	1.19
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.69	$81,120	0.92
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.69	$96,780	1.38
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.69	$83,860	1.25
Greenville, NC	1.68	$78,370	1.68
Midland, TX	1.68	$91,570	5.29
Yuma, AZ	1.68	$74,160	1.78
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.68	$82,910	1.9
San Angelo, TX	1.68	$73,040	1.18
Aguadilla, PR	1.68	$44,360	1.23
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.67	$79,940	0.5
Sheboygan, WI	1.67	$86,830	0.8
Traverse City, MI	1.67	$79,400	0.61
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.67	$99,170	0.89
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.67	$95,600	1.38
Cheyenne, WY	1.67	$86,040	2.08
Lubbock, TX	1.67	$70,190	0.98
Billings, MT	1.66	$81,520	1.3
El Paso, TX	1.66	$65,640	1.07
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.66	$74,430	1.49
Knoxville, TN	1.66	$78,110	1.23
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.66	$83,410	0.82
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.65	$77,690	1.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.65	$90,310	0.98
Ames, IA	1.65	$82,970	1.35
Rochester, NY	1.65	$84,570	1.08
Jacksonville, FL	1.65	$80,560	1.07
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.65	$78,370	0.84
Ponce, PR	1.65	$44,380	1.25
Medford, OR	1.65	$82,180	1.07
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.64	$79,950	1.03
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.64	$103,810	1.88
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.64	$75,950	1.05
Pittsfield, MA	1.64	$84,990	0.73
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.64	$102,120	1.28
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.64	$59,750	0.71
Joplin, MO-KS	1.64	$73,580	1.41
Williamsport, PA	1.64	$75,320	1.22
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.63	$90,180	0.82
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.63	$82,750	0.74
Topeka, KS	1.63	$80,670	1.02
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.63	$74,490	0.67
Gainesville, FL	1.62	$76,400	0.47
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1.62	$98,490	1.01
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.62	$88,090	0.84
Fairbanks-College, AK	1.62	$100,230	1.22
Richmond, VA	1.62	$83,420	1.15
Utica-Rome, NY	1.62	$79,330	0.91
Longview, TX	1.62	$73,050	1.84
Fond du Lac, WI	1.62	$81,370	0.82
Tallahassee, FL	1.62	$75,180	0.39
State College, PA	1.62	$79,540	0.8
Dubuque, IA	1.61	$78,410	0.62
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.61	$97,410	0.96
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.60	$93,660	1.69
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	1.60	$91,010	1.12
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.59	$74,470	0.93
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.59	$77,620	1.27
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.59	$105,960	1.11
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.59	$77,150	0.79
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.58	$95,100	0.68
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.58	$56,500	0.78
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.58	$100,000	3.35
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.57	$81,000	1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.57	$73,200	0.87
Midland, MI	1.57	$77,580	2.7
Winchester, VA-WV	1.57	$73,920	0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.57	$96,320	0.7
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.57	$82,760	0.9
Monroe, MI	1.57	$72,470	1.05
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.57	$89,870	0.78
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.56	$46,040	1.83
Decatur, IL	1.56	$79,880	1.42
Springfield, IL	1.55	$81,590	0.43
Ann Arbor, MI	1.55	$85,610	0.76
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.54	$61,100	1.12
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.54	$95,640	1.35
Charlottesville, VA	1.54	$85,170	0.77
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.54	$73,010	0.55
Barnstable Town, MA	1.54	$86,660	0.55
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.54	$109,170	0.68
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.54	$92,050	0.79
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.53	$128,980	0.81
Waco, TX	1.53	$70,220	1.17
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.53	$70,400	1.24
Lincoln, NE	1.52	$75,820	0.57
Rome, GA	1.52	$64,790	0.75
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.52	$72,890	1.58
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.51	$109,500	0.96
Bozeman, MT	1.51	$82,570	1.22
Helena, MT	1.50	$82,740	2.42
Lexington Park, MD	1.50	$95,870	1.02
Madison, WI	1.49	$86,650	0.91
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.49	$66,340	1.08
Boulder, CO	1.49	$103,720	0.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.49	$71,560	1.51
Gainesville, GA	1.47	$67,480	1
Corvallis, OR	1.46	$84,420	1.22
Missoula, MT	1.45	$69,300	1.42
Kingston, NY	1.44	$71,820	0.64
Ithaca, NY	1.43	$83,020	0.94
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.42	$76,770	1.02
Battle Creek, MI	1.42	$69,120	1.94
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.42	$80,730	1.06
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.41	$83,440	1.01
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.40	$80,840	0.48
Jefferson City, MO	1.37	$65,670	1.6
Odessa, TX	1.36	$66,110	4.22
Dover, DE	1.35	$62,950	1.77
Punta Gorda, FL	1.34	$60,850	0.68
Jonesboro, AR	1.32	$55,870	0.57

Broader occupation Our title "Field Safety Manager" is reported by BLS as SOC 19-5011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. BLS groups Field Safety Manager within Occupational Health and Safety Specialists; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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