State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs Utah
Health and Safety Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of $131,210. In Utah, $106,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.6%
Massachusetts vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
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%
Utah
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $106,980
- p25
- $81,990
- p75
- $140,730
- p10
- $62,400
- p90
- $172,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.