Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $98K, rent takes 21.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,306/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors typically earn — is $34K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,039/month.

Local pay runs 15% below the national median — $98K here vs. $115K nationally.

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area pays $98K median vs. the U.S. average of $115K — that’s -15%.

The median is $98,150 a year, that works out to about $47 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $33,980, and experienced health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors can clear $137,710. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,108/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,306/month, which eats 21.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors salary is worth about $98,150 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.