Occupational Health and Safety Technicians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $61K, rent takes 28.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,153/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new occupational health and safety technicians typically earn — is $50K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,006/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $61K locally vs. $62K nationally, a 1% difference.

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area pays $61K median vs. the U.S. average of $62K — that’s -1%.

The median is $61,150 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $50,100, and experienced occupational health and safety technicians can clear $99,990. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,012/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,153/month, which eats 28.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northwest Illinois 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 technicians salary is worth about $61,150 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.