State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Hawaii
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Hawaii, $82,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 58.8% — not 59.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.8%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+58.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $131,540
- p25
- $103,460
- p75
- $161,160
- p10
- $83,210
- p90
- $175,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +43%
Hawaii
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $82,300
- p25
- $74,680
- p75
- $128,360
- p10
- $49,490
- p90
- $184,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.