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

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

How does experience change A Safety Physician's salary?

A Safety Physician's salary grows with experience: a DevOps Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $133,223, a DevOps Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $149,015, a DevOps Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $164,652, a DevOps Engineering Manager (10+ years)earns $155,730, a Safety Physician (10+ years)earns $187,965,

What are the highest paying states for a Safety Physician?

Safety Physician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Safety Physician roles are District of Columbia $205,592, California $204,812, Massachusetts $202,082. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Safety Physician roles make?

Salaries for Safety Physician level roles vary by specialization: Physician - Perinatology: $530,840; Physician - Gastroenterology: $435,665; Physician/Doctor, Gynecologist: $317,743; OB/GYN Physician: $317,730; Physician - Endocrinology: $269,399.

How do different companies affect a Safety Physician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Safety Physician roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Safety Physician Salary in the United States

How much does a Safety Physician make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Safety Physician in the United States is $185,686 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $89.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $203,419
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $174,750 to $194,968
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $164,793

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Safety Physician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$194,968	$16,247	$3,749	$94
Average	$185,686	$15,474	$3,571	$89
25th Percentile	$174,750	$14,563	$3,361	$84

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Key Factors That Influence Safety Physician Salaries

A Safety Physician'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 Safety Physician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Safety Physician'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $133,223
Early Career (1-2 years): $149,015
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $164,652
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $155,730
Expert (over 8 years): $187,965

Levels	Salary
DevOps En... Level Safety Physician	$133,223
DevOps En... Level Safety Physician	$149,015
DevOps En... Level Safety Physician	$164,652
DevOps En... Level Safety Physician	$155,730
Safety Ph... Level Safety Physician	$187,965

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How Do Safety Physician 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 Safety Physicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $205,592.
California: $204,812.
Massachusetts: $202,082.

District of Columbia $205,592

California $204,812

Massachusetts $202,082

Washington $201,339

New Jersey $201,265

Alaska $201,005

Connecticut $198,443

New York $197,403

Hawaii $194,079

Rhode Island $192,519

Maryland $191,461

Minnesota $190,012

Colorado $189,455

Illinois $189,270

Oregon $188,564

Delaware $188,044

New Hampshire $187,717

Virginia $186,986

Pennsylvania $184,850

Nevada $183,773

North Dakota $183,421

Michigan $182,864

Wisconsin $182,659

Vermont $182,251

Texas $181,118

Maine $181,044

Arizona $180,932

Ohio $180,802

Georgia $179,094

Indiana $178,240

Wyoming $178,073

Utah $177,813

Iowa $177,702

Kansas $176,810

Louisiana $176,550

North Carolina $176,457

Missouri $176,420

Florida $175,696

Montana $175,306

Nebraska $174,935

Kentucky $174,731

South Carolina $173,988

Tennessee $173,524

Idaho $173,338

New Mexico $171,982

Oklahoma $171,685

Alabama $170,590

South Dakota $168,751

Arkansas $167,749

West Virginia $167,210

Mississippi $165,595

Top Paying Cities for Safety Physicians

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: $234,206
San Francisco: $231,641
Oakland: $226,760

San Jose, CA $234,206

San Francisco, CA $231,641

Oakland, CA $226,760

New York, NY $213,797

Paramus, NJ $211,197

Queens Village, NY $211,188

Passaic, NJ $211,012

Bergenfield, NJ $210,995

Stamford, CT $210,586

Huntington, NY $210,510

Newark, NJ $209,138

Bridgeport, CT $208,746

Vallejo, CA $208,377

New Brunswick, NJ $208,303

Petaluma, CA $208,191

Middlesex, NJ $207,838

Somerset, NJ $207,708

Santa Cruz, CA $207,467

Boston, MA $206,334

Monterey, CA $205,683

Seattle, WA $205,257

Santa Rosa, CA $205,220

Los Angeles, CA $205,164

Juneau, AK $204,682

Washington, DC $204,477

Orange, CA $203,816

Santa Ana, CA $203,326

Long Beach, CA $203,140

Anaheim, CA $203,103

Anchorage, AK $203,011

Santa Maria, CA $202,453

Everett, WA $202,416

Danbury, CT $201,763

Bremerton, WA $201,506

Tacoma, WA $200,838

New Suffolk, NY $200,834

Sacramento, CA $200,782

Santa Barbara, CA $200,578

Trenton, NJ $200,374

San Diego, CA $200,374

Brockton, MA $200,170

Fairbanks, AK $199,715

Lompoc, CA $199,241

Lowell, MA $199,091

Ventura, CA $199,055

Nashua, NH $199,018

Stockton, CA $199,000

Modesto, CA $197,644

Poughkeepsie, NY $197,236

Olympia, WA $196,883

Kennewick, WA $196,883

New Haven, CT $196,809

Lawrence, MA $196,140

Hartford, CT $195,954

Riverside, CA $195,917

New Bedford, MA $195,732

Richland, WA $195,732

Bakersfield, CA $195,472

San Bernardino, CA $195,397

New Britain, CT $195,379

Atlantic City, NJ $195,379

New London, CT $195,305

Norwich, CT $195,249

Portsmouth, NH $195,212

Boulder, CO $194,818

Portland, OR $194,562

Worcester, MA $194,543

Minneapolis, MN $193,968

Philadelphia, PA $193,708

Honolulu, HI $193,095

Saint Paul, MN $193,006

Vineland, NJ $192,965

Providence, RI $192,426

Chicago, IL $191,888

Bellingham, WA $191,665

Springfield, MA $191,517

Baltimore, MD $191,461

Chico, CA $190,997

Pittsfield, MA $190,495

Manchester, NH $190,142

Spokane, WA $189,325

Denver, CO $189,307

Albany, NY $188,434

Troy, NY $188,360

Nassau, NY $188,161

Schenectady, NY $187,970

Wilmington, DE $187,821

Burlington, VT $187,561

Salem, OR $187,487

Portland, ME $186,912

Yakima, WA $186,726

Rochester, MN $186,150

Reno, NV $186,057

Fresno, CA $186,057

Milwaukee, WI $185,890

Detroit, MI $185,705

Ann Arbor, MI $185,673

Allentown, PA $185,649

Colorado Springs, CO $185,333

Syracuse, NY $185,240

Carson City, NV $185,240

Houston, TX $184,980

Eugene, OR $184,888

Gary, IN $184,665

Springfield, OR $184,516

Bismarck, ND $184,479

Galveston, TX $184,349

Medford, OR $184,071

Fort Collins, CO $183,996

Concord, NH $183,903

Austin, TX $183,848

Mesa, AZ $183,458

Reading, PA $183,439

Phoenix, AZ $183,421

Dallas, TX $183,365

Saint Cloud, MN $183,187

Madison, WI $182,938

Utica, NY $182,436

Rochester, NY $182,139

Des Moines, IA $182,121

Raleigh, NC $182,102

Atlanta, GA $181,824

Battle Creek, MI $181,768

Salt Lake City, UT $181,712

Lancaster, PA $181,434

Harrisburg, PA $181,174

Kansas City, MO $180,988

Champaign, IL $180,951

Kansas City, KS $180,951

Fort Worth, TX $180,932

Columbus, OH $180,901

Boca Raton, FL $180,858

Pittsburgh, PA $180,784

Richmond, VA $180,710

Indianapolis, IN $180,672

Cleveland, OH $180,654

Las Vegas, NV $180,431

Cincinnati, OH $180,431

Petersburg, VA $180,153

Huntsville, AL $179,874

Lansing, MI $179,750

Lebanon, PA $179,725

Pueblo, CO $179,707

Appleton, WI $179,651

Buffalo, NY $179,577

Dayton, OH $179,521

Racine, WI $179,484

Charlotte, NC $179,466

Saint Louis, MO $179,410

York, PA $179,298

Elkhart, IN $179,298

Gastonia, NC $179,263

Billings, MT $179,219

Beaumont, TX $179,168

Lorain, OH $179,131

Benton Harbor, MI $179,094

Toledo, OH $179,057

Binghamton, NY $178,964

Rock Hill, SC $178,946

Rockford, IL $178,853

Springfield, IL $178,778

Elyria, OH $178,760

Fargo, ND $178,760

Flagstaff, AZ $178,630

Fort Lauderdale, FL $178,519

Duluth, MN $178,407

Miami, FL $178,407

Cheyenne, WY $178,277

Grand Forks, ND $178,277

Bangor, ME $177,869

Cedar Rapids, IA $177,664

Durham, NC $177,586

Louisville, KY $177,572

Grand Rapids, MI $177,534

Hialeah, FL $177,516

Casper, WY $177,256

Scranton, PA $177,033

New Orleans, LA $176,977

Virginia Beach, VA $176,959

Akron, OH $176,866

Peoria, IL $176,625

Sarasota, FL $176,587

Nashville, TN $176,457

Omaha, NE $176,457

Green Bay, WI $176,457

Baton Rouge, LA $176,365

Charleston, SC $176,327

Jamestown, NY $176,235

Davenport, IA $176,235

Tucson, AZ $176,142

Saint Petersburg, FL $176,030

Tampa, FL $175,993

Evansville, IN $175,882

Port Arthur, TX $175,882

Bradenton, FL $175,808

Santa Fe, NM $175,473

Orlando, FL $175,139

Clearwater, FL $175,083

Canton, OH $174,693

La Crosse, WI $174,693

Albuquerque, NM $174,582

Newport News, VA $174,563

High Point, NC $174,508

Ogden, UT $174,433

Corpus Christi, TX $174,285

Norfolk, VA $174,173

Laramie, WY $174,173

Rock Island, IL $174,062

Saginaw, MI $174,025

Jacksonville, FL $174,006

Salisbury, NC $173,969

Boise, ID $173,932

Moline, IL $173,839

Fort Myers, FL $173,784

Memphis, TN $173,746

Tulsa, OK $173,654

Waterloo, IA $173,542

Spartanburg, SC $173,356

Lincoln, NE $173,264

Fort Wayne, IN $173,226

Provo, UT $173,208

Cedar Falls, IA $172,985

San Antonio, TX $172,911

Greensboro, NC $172,837

South Bend, IN $172,818

Savannah, GA $172,614

Muskegon, MI $172,539

Birmingham, AL $172,521

Winston Salem, NC $172,430

Lake Charles, LA $171,982

Anderson, IN $171,945

Lexington, KY $171,890

Augusta, GA $171,834

Greenville, SC $171,834

Lima, OH $171,685

Wichita, KS $171,667

Tuscaloosa, AL $171,667

Columbia, SC $171,500

Springfield, OH $171,462

Asheville, NC $171,165

Bloomington, IN $171,035

Knoxville, TN $170,367

Shreveport, LA $170,348

Wilmington, NC $170,107

Roanoke, VA $170,107

Topeka, KS $169,773

Frankfort, KY $169,752

Oklahoma City, OK $169,624

Chillicothe, OH $169,550

Longview, TX $169,531

Melbourne, FL $169,513

Sioux Falls, SD $169,216

Mobile, AL $169,197

Terre Haute, IN $169,123

Altoona, PA $169,011

Amarillo, TX $168,881

Killeen, TX $168,826

Fayetteville, AR $168,677

Chattanooga, TN $168,621

Sioux City, IA $168,454

Idaho Falls, ID $168,417

Lynchburg, VA $168,269

Gainesville, FL $168,027

Portsmouth, OH $167,934

Little Rock, AR $167,897

Lafayette, LA $167,823

Youngstown, OH $167,823

Daytona Beach, FL $167,712

Clarksville, TN $167,693

Pensacola, FL $167,674

Temple, TX $167,661

Hopkinsville, KY $167,117

Erie, PA $167,080

Florence, SC $167,006

Charleston, WV $166,709

Great Falls, MT $166,616

Macon, GA $166,356

Tallahassee, FL $166,338

Fayetteville, NC $166,300

Waco, TX $166,263

Helena, MT $166,133

Pine Bluff, AR $166,063

Vincennes, IN $165,836

Lubbock, TX $165,762

Alamogordo, NM $165,650

Twin Falls, ID $165,483

Rapid City, SD $165,428

Jackson, MS $165,093

Huntington, WV $165,080

Greenville, MS $165,075

Parkersburg, WV $164,885

Montgomery, AL $164,852

Wichita Falls, TX $164,666

Springfield, MO $164,666

Biloxi, MS $164,574

Monroe, LA $164,388

Johnstown, PA $164,258

Sumter, SC $164,184

Columbus, GA $164,165

Pascagoula, MS $163,812

Abilene, TX $163,812

Kingsport, TN $163,329

Albany, GA $163,329

Gulfport, MS $163,274

Alexandria, LA $162,661

Fort Smith, AR $162,197

El Paso, TX $161,695

Las Cruces, NM $160,860

Harlingen, TX $160,388

Pocatello, ID $160,358

Florence, AL $160,117

Brownsville, TX $160,080

Mcallen, TX $159,690

Dothan, AL $159,430

Columbus, MS $158,327

Altus, OK $157,462

Lawton, OK $157,109

Pierre, SD $156,440

What Skills Can Increase a Safety Physician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 3.14% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
Ansible (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): Ansible is a suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code. It is open-source and the suite includes software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	3.14%
Software Development	2.16%
Ansible	1.59%

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 Safety Physician's salary.

Team Building: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Microservices: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Building	$204,255	10%
Analysis	$196,827	6%
Microservices	$196,827	6%
Accountability	$194,970	5%
Communication Skills	$194,970	5%
Leadership	$194,970	5%

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Safety Physician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Safety Physician'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.

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$174,750

Average $185,686/year

$194,968

$14,563

Average $15,474/month

$16,247

$3,361

Average $3,571/week

$3,749

$84

Average $89/hour

$94

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$194,968	$16,247	$3,749	$94
Average	$185,686	$15,474	$3,571	$89
25th Percentile	$174,750	$14,563	$3,361	$84

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Salary Trends for Safety Physician

Salaries for a Safety Physician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $165,301 in 2023 to around $162,172 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Safety Physician salary trends, .

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2024

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