State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs New Hampshire
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In New Hampshire, $130,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.1% — not 0.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+0.8%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
-5.1%
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%
New Hampshire
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $130,500
- p25
- $84,870
- p75
- $152,360
- p10
- $63,010
- p90
- $152,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.