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Lead / Director Health and Safety Engineers salary in Texas

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Texas OES distribution for Health and Safety Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$175,240
Across 5 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Health and Safety Engineers in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $175,240. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent5$175,240

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Health and Safety Engineers in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Jensen Hughes, Inc.Lead Research Consultant1$145,000
Tesla, Inc.Senior Staff, Human and Organizational Performance Lead1$175,240
ConocoPhillips CompanyPrincipal Process Safety Engineer1$213,200
Bechtel Energy Inc.Manager of ES&H, Energy1$214,524
Applied Materials, Inc.Safety Engineer1$160,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Lead Research Consultant at Jensen Hughes, Inc.
    $145,000
    LeanderWage Level IVDecided Aug 29, 2025I-200-25234-261024
  • Senior Staff, Human and Organizational Performance Lead at Tesla, Inc.
    $175,240
    AustinWage Level IVDecided May 22, 2025I-200-25135-979143
  • Principal Process Safety Engineer at ConocoPhillips Company
    $213,200
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Mar 26, 2025I-203-25078-787580
  • Manager of ES&H, Energy at Bechtel Energy Inc.
    $214,524
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided Dec 5, 2024I-203-24332-505555
  • Safety Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc.
    $160,000
    AustinWage Level IVDecided Oct 9, 2024I-200-24276-381396

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.