What are the main factors that influence a Patient Safety Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Patient Safety Assistant's salary?

A Patient Safety Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Patient Safety Assistant (0-0 years)earns $35,662, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $35,956, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $39,853,

What are the highest paying states for a Patient Safety Assistant?

Patient Safety Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Patient Safety Assistant roles are District of Columbia $38,573, California $38,427, Massachusetts $37,915. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Patient Safety Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Patient Safety Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Patient Safety Manager: $101,476; Director of Patient Safety: $101,253; Patient Safety Screener: $83,603; Patient Safety Specialist: $82,449; Patient Safety Coordinator: $81,034.

How do different companies affect a Patient Safety Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Patient Safety Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Patient Safety Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Patient Safety Assistant make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Patient Safety Assistant in the United States is $34,838 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

However, a Patient Safety Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,896
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,884 to $36,963
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,283

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Patient Safety Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,963	$3,080	$711	$18
Average	$34,838	$2,903	$670	$17
25th Percentile	$30,884	$2,574	$594	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Patient Safety Assistant Salaries

A Patient Safety Assistant'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Patient Safety Assistant 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 Patient Safety Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,573.
California: $38,427.
Massachusetts: $37,915.

District of Columbia $38,573 California $38,427 Massachusetts $37,915 Washington $37,775 New Jersey $37,761 Alaska $37,712 Connecticut $37,232 New York $37,037

Hawaii $36,413 Rhode Island $36,120 Maryland $35,922 Minnesota $35,650 Colorado $35,546 Illinois $35,511 Oregon $35,378 Delaware $35,281

New Hampshire $35,219 Virginia $35,082 Pennsylvania $34,682 Nevada $34,479 North Dakota $34,413 Michigan $34,309 Wisconsin $34,270 Vermont $34,194

Texas $33,981 Maine $33,967 Arizona $33,946 Ohio $33,922 Georgia $33,602 Indiana $33,441 Wyoming $33,410 Utah $33,361

Iowa $33,340 Kansas $33,173 Louisiana $33,124 North Carolina $33,107 Missouri $33,100 Florida $32,964 Montana $32,891 Nebraska $32,821

Kentucky $32,783 South Carolina $32,643 Tennessee $32,556 Idaho $32,522 New Mexico $32,267 Oklahoma $32,211 Alabama $32,006 South Dakota $31,661

Arkansas $31,473 West Virginia $31,372 Mississippi $31,069

Top Paying Cities for Patient Safety Assistants

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: $43,942
San Francisco: $43,460
Oakland: $42,545

San Jose, CA $43,942

San Francisco, CA $43,460

Oakland, CA $42,545

New York, NY $40,112

Paramus, NJ $39,625

Queens Village, NY $39,623

Passaic, NJ $39,590

Bergenfield, NJ $39,587

Stamford, CT $39,510

Huntington, NY $39,496

Newark, NJ $39,238

Bridgeport, CT $39,165

Vallejo, CA $39,096

New Brunswick, NJ $39,082

Petaluma, CA $39,061

Middlesex, NJ $38,995

Somerset, NJ $38,970

Santa Cruz, CA $38,925

Boston, MA $38,712

Monterey, CA $38,590

Seattle, WA $38,510

Santa Rosa, CA $38,503

Los Angeles, CA $38,493

Juneau, AK $38,402

Washington, DC $38,364

Orange, CA $38,240

Santa Ana, CA $38,148

Long Beach, CA $38,113

Anaheim, CA $38,106

Anchorage, AK $38,089

Santa Maria, CA $37,984

Everett, WA $37,977

Danbury, CT $37,855

Bremerton, WA $37,807

Tacoma, WA $37,681

New Suffolk, NY $37,680

Sacramento, CA $37,671

Santa Barbara, CA $37,632

Trenton, NJ $37,594

San Diego, CA $37,594

Brockton, MA $37,556

Fairbanks, AK $37,470

Lompoc, CA $37,381

Lowell, MA $37,353

Ventura, CA $37,347

Nashua, NH $37,340

Stockton, CA $37,336

Modesto, CA $37,082

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,005

Olympia, WA $36,939

Kennewick, WA $36,939

New Haven, CT $36,925

Lawrence, MA $36,800

Hartford, CT $36,765

Riverside, CA $36,758

New Bedford, MA $36,723

Richland, WA $36,723

Bakersfield, CA $36,674

San Bernardino, CA $36,660

New Britain, CT $36,657

Atlantic City, NJ $36,657

New London, CT $36,643

Norwich, CT $36,632

Portsmouth, NH $36,626

Boulder, CO $36,552

Portland, OR $36,504

Worcester, MA $36,500

Minneapolis, MN $36,392

Philadelphia, PA $36,343

Honolulu, HI $36,228

Saint Paul, MN $36,212

Vineland, NJ $36,204

Providence, RI $36,103

Chicago, IL $36,002

Bellingham, WA $35,960

Springfield, MA $35,932

Baltimore, MD $35,922

Chico, CA $35,835

Pittsfield, MA $35,741

Manchester, NH $35,674

Spokane, WA $35,521

Denver, CO $35,518

Albany, NY $35,354

Troy, NY $35,340

Nassau, NY $35,303

Schenectady, NY $35,267

Wilmington, DE $35,239

Burlington, VT $35,190

Salem, OR $35,176

Portland, ME $35,068

Yakima, WA $35,033

Rochester, MN $34,925

Reno, NV $34,908

Fresno, CA $34,908

Milwaukee, WI $34,877

Detroit, MI $34,842

Ann Arbor, MI $34,836

Allentown, PA $34,831

Colorado Springs, CO $34,772

Syracuse, NY $34,755

Carson City, NV $34,755

Houston, TX $34,706

Eugene, OR $34,688

Gary, IN $34,647

Springfield, OR $34,619

Bismarck, ND $34,612

Galveston, TX $34,587

Medford, OR $34,535

Fort Collins, CO $34,521

Concord, NH $34,504

Austin, TX $34,493

Mesa, AZ $34,420

Reading, PA $34,417

Phoenix, AZ $34,413

Dallas, TX $34,403

Saint Cloud, MN $34,369

Madison, WI $34,323

Utica, NY $34,229

Rochester, NY $34,173

Des Moines, IA $34,169

Raleigh, NC $34,166

Atlanta, GA $34,114

Battle Creek, MI $34,103

Salt Lake City, UT $34,093

Lancaster, PA $34,041

Harrisburg, PA $33,992

Kansas City, MO $33,957

Champaign, IL $33,950

Kansas City, KS $33,950

Fort Worth, TX $33,946

Columbus, OH $33,941

Boca Raton, FL $33,933

Pittsburgh, PA $33,919

Richmond, VA $33,905

Indianapolis, IN $33,898

Cleveland, OH $33,894

Las Vegas, NV $33,852

Cincinnati, OH $33,852

Petersburg, VA $33,800

Huntsville, AL $33,748

Lansing, MI $33,725

Lebanon, PA $33,720

Pueblo, CO $33,717

Appleton, WI $33,706

Buffalo, NY $33,692

Dayton, OH $33,682

Racine, WI $33,675

Charlotte, NC $33,671

Saint Louis, MO $33,661

York, PA $33,640

Elkhart, IN $33,640

Gastonia, NC $33,633

Billings, MT $33,625

Beaumont, TX $33,615

Lorain, OH $33,609

Benton Harbor, MI $33,602

Toledo, OH $33,595

Binghamton, NY $33,577

Rock Hill, SC $33,574

Rockford, IL $33,556

Springfield, IL $33,542

Elyria, OH $33,539

Fargo, ND $33,539

Flagstaff, AZ $33,514

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,494

Duluth, MN $33,473

Miami, FL $33,473

Cheyenne, WY $33,448

Grand Forks, ND $33,448

Bangor, ME $33,372

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,333

Durham, NC $33,319

Louisville, KY $33,316

Grand Rapids, MI $33,309

Hialeah, FL $33,305

Casper, WY $33,257

Scranton, PA $33,215

New Orleans, LA $33,204

Virginia Beach, VA $33,201

Akron, OH $33,183

Peoria, IL $33,138

Sarasota, FL $33,131

Nashville, TN $33,107

Omaha, NE $33,107

Green Bay, WI $33,107

Baton Rouge, LA $33,089

Charleston, SC $33,082

Jamestown, NY $33,065

Davenport, IA $33,065

Tucson, AZ $33,048

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,027

Tampa, FL $33,020

Evansville, IN $32,999

Port Arthur, TX $32,999

Bradenton, FL $32,985

Santa Fe, NM $32,922

Orlando, FL $32,859

Clearwater, FL $32,849

Canton, OH $32,776

La Crosse, WI $32,776

Albuquerque, NM $32,755

Newport News, VA $32,751

High Point, NC $32,741

Ogden, UT $32,727

Corpus Christi, TX $32,699

Norfolk, VA $32,678

Laramie, WY $32,678

Rock Island, IL $32,657

Saginaw, MI $32,650

Jacksonville, FL $32,647

Salisbury, NC $32,640

Boise, ID $32,633

Moline, IL $32,616

Fort Myers, FL $32,605

Memphis, TN $32,598

Tulsa, OK $32,581

Waterloo, IA $32,560

Spartanburg, SC $32,525

Lincoln, NE $32,508

Fort Wayne, IN $32,501

Provo, UT $32,497

Cedar Falls, IA $32,455

San Antonio, TX $32,441

Greensboro, NC $32,427

South Bend, IN $32,424

Savannah, GA $32,386

Muskegon, MI $32,372

Birmingham, AL $32,368

Winston Salem, NC $32,351

Lake Charles, LA $32,267

Anderson, IN $32,260

Lexington, KY $32,250

Augusta, GA $32,239

Greenville, SC $32,239

Lima, OH $32,211

Wichita, KS $32,208

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,208

Columbia, SC $32,177

Springfield, OH $32,170

Asheville, NC $32,114

Bloomington, IN $32,090

Knoxville, TN $31,964

Shreveport, LA $31,961

Wilmington, NC $31,915

Roanoke, VA $31,915

Topeka, KS $31,853

Frankfort, KY $31,849

Oklahoma City, OK $31,825

Chillicothe, OH $31,811

Longview, TX $31,807

Melbourne, FL $31,804

Sioux Falls, SD $31,748

Mobile, AL $31,745

Terre Haute, IN $31,731

Altoona, PA $31,710

Amarillo, TX $31,685

Killeen, TX $31,675

Fayetteville, AR $31,647

Chattanooga, TN $31,637

Sioux City, IA $31,605

Idaho Falls, ID $31,598

Lynchburg, VA $31,570

Gainesville, FL $31,525

Portsmouth, OH $31,508

Little Rock, AR $31,501

Lafayette, LA $31,487

Youngstown, OH $31,487

Daytona Beach, FL $31,466

Clarksville, TN $31,462

Pensacola, FL $31,459

Temple, TX $31,457

Hopkinsville, KY $31,354

Erie, PA $31,348

Florence, SC $31,334

Charleston, WV $31,278

Great Falls, MT $31,260

Macon, GA $31,212

Tallahassee, FL $31,208

Fayetteville, NC $31,201

Waco, TX $31,194

Helena, MT $31,170

Pine Bluff, AR $31,157

Vincennes, IN $31,114

Lubbock, TX $31,100

Alamogordo, NM $31,079

Twin Falls, ID $31,048

Rapid City, SD $31,037

Jackson, MS $30,975

Huntington, WV $30,972

Greenville, MS $30,971

Parkersburg, WV $30,936

Montgomery, AL $30,929

Wichita Falls, TX $30,895

Springfield, MO $30,895

Biloxi, MS $30,877

Monroe, LA $30,842

Johnstown, PA $30,818

Sumter, SC $30,804

Columbus, GA $30,801

Pascagoula, MS $30,734

Abilene, TX $30,734

Kingsport, TN $30,644

Albany, GA $30,644

Gulfport, MS $30,633

Alexandria, LA $30,518

Fort Smith, AR $30,431

El Paso, TX $30,337

Las Cruces, NM $30,180

Harlingen, TX $30,092

Pocatello, ID $30,086

Florence, AL $30,041

Brownsville, TX $30,034

Mcallen, TX $29,961

Dothan, AL $29,912

Columbus, MS $29,705

Altus, OK $29,543

Lawton, OK $29,477

Pierre, SD $29,351

What Skills Can Increase a Patient Safety Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.18% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.53%
Long Term Care	4.69%
Home Care	2.18%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Patient Safety Assistant's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$39,716	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,929	6%
Initiative	$36,580	5%
Collaboration	$36,580	5%
Cardiac	$36,232	4%
Organizational Skills	$36,232	4%

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Patient Safety Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Patient Safety Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, Patient Safety Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Patient Safety Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Patient Safety Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$48,774	$23.0	40%

How Education impacts a Patient Safety Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Patient Safety Assistants enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Patient Safety Assistant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,160 and $37,049).

Patient Safety Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Patient Safety Assistant

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 78.7%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 7.6%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	78.7%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	7.6%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Patient Safety Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Patient Safety Assistant'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.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$30,884

Average $34,838/year

$36,963

$2,574

Average $2,903/month

$3,080

$594

Average $670/week

$711

$15

Average $17/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,963	$3,080	$711	$18
Average	$34,838	$2,903	$670	$17
25th Percentile	$30,884	$2,574	$594	$15

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Salary Trends for Patient Safety Assistant

Salaries for a Patient Safety Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $51,557 in 2023 to around $52,199 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Patient Safety Assistant salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Patient Safety Assistant?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Patient Safety Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

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