State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Texas
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Texas, $123,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 6.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.6%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
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%
Texas
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $123,440
- p25
- $99,020
- p75
- $154,600
- p10
- $82,340
- p90
- $180,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.