State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Indiana
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Indiana, $83,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 58%.
Nominal pay gap
+58%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+33.2%
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%
Indiana
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $83,240
- p25
- $83,240
- p75
- $101,780
- p10
- $63,970
- p90
- $127,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.