State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: New Hampshire vs Virginia
Health and Safety Engineers in New Hampshire earn a median of $130,500. In Virginia, $104,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.4%
New Hampshire vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+20.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $130,500
- p25
- $84,870
- p75
- $152,360
- p10
- $63,010
- p90
- $152,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.