State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Nevada
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Nevada, $121,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.3% — not 8.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
-2.3%
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%
Nevada
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $121,660
- p25
- $93,950
- p75
- $144,070
- p10
- $80,390
- p90
- $181,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.