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

Yes — at the median salary of $115K, rent takes 17.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,213/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 $63K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,782/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $115K locally vs. $115K nationally, a 0% difference.

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area pays $115K median vs. the U.S. average of $115K — that’s +0%.

The median is $115,210 a year, that works out to about $55 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $63,030, and experienced health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors can clear $158,900. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,093/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,213/month, which eats 17.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

South Arkansas 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 $115,210 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.