Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $90K, rent takes 28.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,615/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new occupational health and safety specialists typically earn — is $53K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,173/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $90K locally vs. $90K nationally, a 1% difference.

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area pays $90K median vs. the U.S. average of $90K — that’s -1%.

The median is $89,540 a year, that works out to about $43 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $52,890, and experienced occupational health and safety specialists can clear $125,610. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,589/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,615/month, which eats 28.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southwest Alabama 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 occupational health and safety specialists salary is worth about $89,540 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.