State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Virginia
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Virginia, $104,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.4%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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%
Virginia
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $104,920
- p25
- $82,550
- p75
- $134,820
- p10
- $63,760
- p90
- $162,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.