State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Oklahoma, $102,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+1.4%
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%
Oklahoma
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $102,890
- p25
- $84,680
- p75
- $133,060
- p10
- $66,650
- p90
- $167,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.