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State comparison · 2025

Health and Safety Engineers salary: Alabama vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Health and Safety Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $131,210. In Alabama, $105,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 19.6%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.6%
Alabama vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-4.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Alabama

Health and Safety Engineers

Median
$105,490
p25
$85,600
p75
$134,100
p10
$68,420
p90
$165,440
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
88.8
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Massachusetts

Health and Safety Engineers

Median
$131,210
p25
$102,940
p75
$175,410
p10
$94,340
p90
$215,430
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
+75%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.