State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Montana
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Montana, $97,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.7%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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%
Montana
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $97,670
- p25
- $79,220
- p75
- $132,150
- p10
- $66,920
- p90
- $134,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.