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State comparison · 2025

Health and Safety Engineers salary: Connecticut vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Health and Safety Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $131,210. In Connecticut, $115,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 11.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-11.9%
Connecticut vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-10%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Connecticut

Health and Safety Engineers

Median
$115,640
p25
$94,320
p75
$134,360
p10
$76,580
p90
$166,230
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.6
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Massachusetts

Health and Safety Engineers

Median
$131,210
p25
$102,940
p75
$175,410
p10
$94,340
p90
$215,430
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
+75%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.