Senior Safety Technician Salary in the United States
How much does a Senior Safety Technician make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior Safety Technician in the United States is $73,000 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.
However, a Senior Safety Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,913
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,200 to $82,900
Key Factors That Influence Senior Safety Technician Salaries
A Senior Safety Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Senior Safety Technician Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Senior Safety Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Senior Safety Technician Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Senior Safety Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $80,800.
California: $80,500.
Massachusetts: $79,400.
District of Columbia$80,800
California$80,500
Massachusetts$79,400
Washington$79,100
New Jersey$79,100
Alaska$79,000
Connecticut$78,000
New York$77,600
Hawaii$76,300
Rhode Island$75,700
Maryland$75,300
Minnesota$74,700
Colorado$74,500
Illinois$74,400
Oregon$74,100
Delaware$73,900
New Hampshire$73,800
Virginia$73,500
Pennsylvania$72,700
Nevada$72,200
North Dakota$72,100
Michigan$71,900
Wisconsin$71,800
Vermont$71,600
Maine$71,200
Texas$71,200
Arizona$71,100
Ohio$71,100
Georgia$70,400
Indiana$70,100
Wyoming$70,000
Utah$69,900
Iowa$69,900
Kansas$69,500
Missouri$69,400
Louisiana$69,400
North Carolina$69,400
Florida$69,100
Montana$68,900
Nebraska$68,800
Kentucky$68,700
South Carolina$68,400
Tennessee$68,200
Idaho$68,100
New Mexico$67,600
Oklahoma$67,500
Alabama$67,100
South Dakota$66,300
Arkansas$65,900
West Virginia$65,700
Mississippi$65,100
Top Paying Cities for Senior Safety Technicians
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $92,100
San Francisco: $91,000
Oakland: $89,100
San Jose, CA$92,100
San Francisco, CA$91,000
Oakland, CA$89,100
New York, NY$84,000
Paramus, NJ$83,000
Queens Village, NY$83,000
Passaic, NJ$82,900
Bergenfield, NJ$82,900
Stamford, CT$82,800
Huntington, NY$82,700
Newark, NJ$82,200
Bridgeport, CT$82,100
Vallejo, CA$81,900
New Brunswick, NJ$81,900
Petaluma, CA$81,800
Middlesex, NJ$81,700
Somerset, NJ$81,600
Santa Cruz, CA$81,500
Boston, MA$81,100
Monterey, CA$80,800
Seattle, WA$80,700
Santa Rosa, CA$80,700
Los Angeles, CA$80,600
Juneau, AK$80,500
Washington, DC$80,400
Orange, CA$80,100
Santa Ana, CA$79,900
Anchorage, AK$79,800
Anaheim, CA$79,800
Long Beach, CA$79,800
Santa Maria, CA$79,600
Everett, WA$79,600
Danbury, CT$79,300
Bremerton, WA$79,200
Tacoma, WA$78,900
New Suffolk, NY$78,900
Sacramento, CA$78,900
San Diego, CA$78,800
Trenton, NJ$78,800
Santa Barbara, CA$78,800
Brockton, MA$78,700
Fairbanks, AK$78,500
Lompoc, CA$78,300
Lowell, MA$78,300
Ventura, CA$78,200
Nashua, NH$78,200
Stockton, CA$78,200
Modesto, CA$77,700
Poughkeepsie, NY$77,500
New Haven, CT$77,400
Olympia, WA$77,400
Kennewick, WA$77,400
Lawrence, MA$77,100
Hartford, CT$77,000
Riverside, CA$77,000
New Bedford, MA$76,900
Richland, WA$76,900
San Bernardino, CA$76,800
New London, CT$76,800
Atlantic City, NJ$76,800
Bakersfield, CA$76,800
New Britain, CT$76,800
Norwich, CT$76,700
Portsmouth, NH$76,700
Boulder, CO$76,600
Portland, OR$76,500
Worcester, MA$76,500
Minneapolis, MN$76,200
Philadelphia, PA$76,100
Honolulu, HI$75,900
Saint Paul, MN$75,900
Vineland, NJ$75,900
Providence, RI$75,600
Chicago, IL$75,400
Springfield, MA$75,300
Bellingham, WA$75,300
Baltimore, MD$75,300
Chico, CA$75,100
Pittsfield, MA$74,900
Manchester, NH$74,700
Spokane, WA$74,400
Denver, CO$74,400
Albany, NY$74,100
Troy, NY$74,000
Nassau, NY$74,000
Schenectady, NY$73,900
Wilmington, DE$73,800
Burlington, VT$73,700
Salem, OR$73,700
Portland, ME$73,500
Yakima, WA$73,400
Rochester, MN$73,200
Reno, NV$73,100
Fresno, CA$73,100
Milwaukee, WI$73,100
Detroit, MI$73,000
Ann Arbor, MI$73,000
Allentown, PA$73,000
Colorado Springs, CO$72,900
Carson City, NV$72,800
Syracuse, NY$72,800
Houston, TX$72,700
Eugene, OR$72,700
Gary, IN$72,600
Springfield, OR$72,500
Bismarck, ND$72,500
Galveston, TX$72,500
Medford, OR$72,400
Austin, TX$72,300
Concord, NH$72,300
Fort Collins, CO$72,300
Mesa, AZ$72,100
Reading, PA$72,100
Phoenix, AZ$72,100
Dallas, TX$72,100
Saint Cloud, MN$72,000
Madison, WI$71,900
Utica, NY$71,700
Raleigh, NC$71,600
Des Moines, IA$71,600
Rochester, NY$71,600
Atlanta, GA$71,500
Battle Creek, MI$71,500
Salt Lake City, UT$71,400
Lancaster, PA$71,300
Harrisburg, PA$71,200
Pittsburgh, PA$71,100
Boca Raton, FL$71,100
Columbus, OH$71,100
Fort Worth, TX$71,100
Champaign, IL$71,100
Kansas City, KS$71,100
Kansas City, MO$71,100
Richmond, VA$71,000
Indianapolis, IN$71,000
Cleveland, OH$71,000
Las Vegas, NV$70,900
Cincinnati, OH$70,900
Petersburg, VA$70,800
Lebanon, PA$70,700
Huntsville, AL$70,700
Lansing, MI$70,700
Pueblo, CO$70,600
Appleton, WI$70,600
Buffalo, NY$70,600
Dayton, OH$70,600
Racine, WI$70,600
Elkhart, IN$70,500
Billings, MT$70,500
Gastonia, NC$70,500
York, PA$70,500
Saint Louis, MO$70,500
Charlotte, NC$70,500
Beaumont, TX$70,400
Lorain, OH$70,400
Benton Harbor, MI$70,400
Toledo, OH$70,400
Binghamton, NY$70,400
Fargo, ND$70,300
Elyria, OH$70,300
Rock Hill, SC$70,300
Rockford, IL$70,300
Springfield, IL$70,300
Flagstaff, AZ$70,200
Fort Lauderdale, FL$70,200
Duluth, MN$70,100
Miami, FL$70,100
Grand Forks, ND$70,100
Cheyenne, WY$70,100
Bangor, ME$69,900
Cedar Rapids, IA$69,800
Durham, NC$69,800
Louisville, KY$69,800
Grand Rapids, MI$69,800
Hialeah, FL$69,800
Casper, WY$69,700
Scranton, PA$69,600
New Orleans, LA$69,600
Virginia Beach, VA$69,600
Akron, OH$69,500
Peoria, IL$69,400
Sarasota, FL$69,400
Nashville, TN$69,400
Omaha, NE$69,400
Green Bay, WI$69,400
Davenport, IA$69,300
Jamestown, NY$69,300
Baton Rouge, LA$69,300
Charleston, SC$69,300
Tucson, AZ$69,200
Saint Petersburg, FL$69,200
Tampa, FL$69,200
Evansville, IN$69,100
Port Arthur, TX$69,100
Bradenton, FL$69,100
Santa Fe, NM$69,000
Orlando, FL$68,800
Clearwater, FL$68,800
Canton, OH$68,700
La Crosse, WI$68,700
Albuquerque, NM$68,600
Newport News, VA$68,600
High Point, NC$68,600
Ogden, UT$68,600
Corpus Christi, TX$68,500
Norfolk, VA$68,500
Laramie, WY$68,500
Boise, ID$68,400
Salisbury, NC$68,400
Saginaw, MI$68,400
Rock Island, IL$68,400
Jacksonville, FL$68,400
Moline, IL$68,300
Fort Myers, FL$68,300
Memphis, TN$68,300
Tulsa, OK$68,300
Waterloo, IA$68,200
Provo, UT$68,100
Lincoln, NE$68,100
Spartanburg, SC$68,100
Fort Wayne, IN$68,100
Cedar Falls, IA$68,000
San Antonio, TX$68,000
Greensboro, NC$67,900
South Bend, IN$67,900
Savannah, GA$67,900
Winston Salem, NC$67,800
Muskegon, MI$67,800
Birmingham, AL$67,800
Lake Charles, LA$67,600
Anderson, IN$67,600
Lexington, KY$67,600
Augusta, GA$67,600
Greenville, SC$67,600
Wichita, KS$67,500
Lima, OH$67,500
Tuscaloosa, AL$67,500
Columbia, SC$67,400
Springfield, OH$67,400
Asheville, NC$67,300
Bloomington, IN$67,200
Knoxville, TN$67,000
Shreveport, LA$67,000
Wilmington, NC$66,900
Roanoke, VA$66,900
Oklahoma City, OK$66,700
Chillicothe, OH$66,700
Topeka, KS$66,700
Frankfort, KY$66,700
Longview, TX$66,600
Melbourne, FL$66,600
Sioux Falls, SD$66,500
Mobile, AL$66,500
Terre Haute, IN$66,500
Amarillo, TX$66,400
Altoona, PA$66,400
Killeen, TX$66,400
Chattanooga, TN$66,300
Fayetteville, AR$66,300
Sioux City, IA$66,200
Idaho Falls, ID$66,200
Lynchburg, VA$66,200
Gainesville, FL$66,100
Portsmouth, OH$66,000
Little Rock, AR$66,000
Lafayette, LA$66,000
Youngstown, OH$66,000
Daytona Beach, FL$65,900
Clarksville, TN$65,900
Pensacola, FL$65,900
Temple, TX$65,900
Hopkinsville, KY$65,700
Erie, PA$65,700
Florence, SC$65,700
Great Falls, MT$65,500
Charleston, WV$65,500
Waco, TX$65,400
Fayetteville, NC$65,400
Tallahassee, FL$65,400
Macon, GA$65,400
Helena, MT$65,300
Pine Bluff, AR$65,300
Vincennes, IN$65,200
Lubbock, TX$65,200
Alamogordo, NM$65,100
Twin Falls, ID$65,100
Rapid City, SD$65,000
Greenville, MS$64,900
Jackson, MS$64,900
Huntington, WV$64,900
Parkersburg, WV$64,800
Montgomery, AL$64,800
Wichita Falls, TX$64,700
Springfield, MO$64,700
Biloxi, MS$64,700
Monroe, LA$64,600
Johnstown, PA$64,600
Columbus, GA$64,500
Sumter, SC$64,500
Pascagoula, MS$64,400
Abilene, TX$64,400
Kingsport, TN$64,200
Albany, GA$64,200
Gulfport, MS$64,200
Alexandria, LA$63,900
Fort Smith, AR$63,800
El Paso, TX$63,600
Las Cruces, NM$63,200
Harlingen, TX$63,100
Pocatello, ID$63,000
Florence, AL$62,900
Brownsville, TX$62,900
Mcallen, TX$62,800
Dothan, AL$62,700
Columbus, MS$62,200
Altus, OK$61,900
Lawton, OK$61,800
Pierre, SD$61,500
Senior Safety Technician Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Senior Safety Technician salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $81,581.
While startup companies pay approximate $69,009.
Senior Safety Technician Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$69,009
Growth Stage
51~500
$72,984
Established
501~5000
$78,776
Enterprise
5000+
$81,581
Senior Safety Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Senior Safety Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Senior Safety Technician positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Senior Safety Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Senior Safety Technician
Understanding how a Senior Safety Technician's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$65,200
Average$73,000/year
$82,900
$5,433
Average$6,083/month
$6,908
$1,254
Average$1,404/week
$1,594
$31
Average$35/hour
$40
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$82,900
$6,908
$1,594
$40
Average
$73,000
$6,083
$1,404
$35
25th Percentile
$65,200
$5,433
$1,254
$31
Senior Safety Technician Salary Growth & Career Path
Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings.
As a Senior Safety Technician, you have the following paths for advancement.
The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles.
By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.
Senior Safety Technician Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role
Estimate Salary
Projected Raise
Expert Safety Technician
$86,100
18%
Workplace Hazard Prevention Supervisor
$72,100
-1%
Salaries of Jobs related to Senior Safety Technician
Safety Senior Manager$147,214
Expert Safety Technician$86,100
Safety Technician IV$86,091
Senior Safety Engineer$85,172
Safety Technician III$72,943
Intermediate Safety Technician$65,800
Safety Technician II$65,768
Environmental & Employee Safety Technician$63,559
Technician- Safety$59,814
Entry Safety Technician$58,900
Safety Technician I$58,885
Most common benefits for Senior Safety Technician
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Senior Safety Technician
Here are companies hiring for Senior Safety Technician and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Senior Safety Technician
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Senior Safety Technician?
The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Senior Safety Technician roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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