State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Michigan
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Michigan, $107,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
+22%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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%
Michigan
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $107,780
- p25
- $89,150
- p75
- $135,600
- p10
- $71,590
- p90
- $165,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +125%
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.