State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Health and Safety Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $131,210. In Montana, $97,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.3%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Montana
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $97,670
- p25
- $79,220
- p75
- $132,150
- p10
- $66,920
- p90
- $134,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.