What are the main factors that influence a HSE Instructor's salary?

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

How does experience change A HSE Instructor's salary?

A HSE Instructor's salary grows with experience: an HSE Instructor (0-0 years)earns $59,484, an Asst. Professor - Special Education (0-0 years)earns $67,716, an Assoc. Professor - Special Education (0-0 years)earns $82,741, a Professor - Special Education (0-0 years)earns $105,575,

What are the highest paying states for a HSE Instructor?

HSE Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for HSE Instructor roles are District of Columbia $67,849, California $67,591, Massachusetts $66,690. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of HSE Instructor roles make?

Salaries for HSE Instructor level roles vary by specialization: HSE Manager: $125,351; HSE Specialist: $103,708; Regional Hse Manager: $101,554; HSE Consultant: $95,315; HSE Superintendent: $94,770.

How do different companies affect a HSE Instructor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for HSE Instructor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

HSE Instructor Salary in the United States

How much does a HSE Instructor make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a HSE Instructor in the United States is $61,279 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,745
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,613 to $69,898
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,633

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HSE Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,898	$5,825	$1,344	$34
Average	$61,279	$5,107	$1,178	$29
25th Percentile	$53,613	$4,468	$1,031	$26

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Key Factors That Influence HSE Instructor Salaries

A HSE Instructor'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 HSE Instructor 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 HSE Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,849.
California: $67,591.
Massachusetts: $66,690.

District of Columbia $67,849

California $67,591

Massachusetts $66,690

Washington $66,445

New Jersey $66,421

Alaska $66,335

Connecticut $65,489

New York $65,146

Hawaii $64,049

Rhode Island $63,534

Maryland $63,185

Minnesota $62,707

Colorado $62,523

Illinois $62,462

Oregon $62,229

Delaware $62,058

New Hampshire $61,950

Virginia $61,708

Pennsylvania $61,004

Nevada $60,648

North Dakota $60,532

Michigan $60,348

Wisconsin $60,281

Vermont $60,146

Texas $59,772

Maine $59,747

Arizona $59,711

Ohio $59,668

Georgia $59,104

Indiana $58,822

Wyoming $58,767

Utah $58,681

Iowa $58,644

Kansas $58,350

Louisiana $58,264

North Carolina $58,234

Missouri $58,222

Florida $57,983

Montana $57,854

Nebraska $57,731

Kentucky $57,664

South Carolina $57,419

Tennessee $57,266

Idaho $57,204

New Mexico $56,757

Oklahoma $56,659

Alabama $56,297

South Dakota $55,691

Arkansas $55,360

West Virginia $55,182

Mississippi $54,649

Top Paying Cities for HSE Instructors

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: $77,292
San Francisco: $76,532
Oakland: $74,834

San Jose, CA $77,292

San Francisco, CA $76,532

Oakland, CA $74,834

New York, NY $71,017

Queens Village, NY $70,557

Paramus, NJ $70,067

Passaic, NJ $70,006

Bergenfield, NJ $69,944

Stamford, CT $69,852

Huntington, NY $69,791

Newark, NJ $69,393

Bridgeport, CT $69,270

New Brunswick, NJ $69,068

Vallejo, CA $68,939

Middlesex, NJ $68,903

Somerset, NJ $68,847

Petaluma, CA $68,706

Santa Cruz, CA $68,467

Boston, MA $68,345

Monterey, CA $68,039

Fairbanks, AK $67,996

Los Angeles, CA $67,879

Washington, DC $67,849

Seattle, WA $67,738

Santa Rosa, CA $67,726

Juneau, AK $67,548

Orange, CA $67,346

Anchorage, AK $67,236

Anaheim, CA $67,193

Santa Ana, CA $67,101

Nassau, NY $67,064

Long Beach, CA $67,040

Danbury, CT $67,021

Santa Maria, CA $66,813

Everett, WA $66,801

Bremerton, WA $66,500

Trenton, NJ $66,384

Sacramento, CA $66,359

San Diego, CA $66,329

Brockton, MA $66,304

Tacoma, WA $66,280

Santa Barbara, CA $66,194

Lowell, MA $65,949

New Suffolk, NY $65,924

Nashua, NH $65,851

Lompoc, CA $65,753

Ventura, CA $65,692

Stockton, CA $65,673

New Haven, CT $65,551

Atlantic City, NJ $65,391

Hartford, CT $65,256

Modesto, CA $65,226

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,091

New Britain, CT $65,060

Olympia, WA $64,975

Kennewick, WA $64,975

New London, CT $64,962

Norwich, CT $64,944

Lawrence, MA $64,913

Bakersfield, CA $64,742

Riverside, CA $64,656

New Bedford, MA $64,656

Richland, WA $64,595

Portsmouth, NH $64,546

Vineland, NJ $64,533

San Bernardino, CA $64,484

Boulder, CO $64,313

Worcester, MA $64,264

Portland, OR $64,209

Saint Paul, MN $64,135

Minneapolis, MN $64,135

Philadelphia, PA $64,049

Honolulu, HI $63,724

Springfield, MA $63,510

Providence, RI $63,504

Chicago, IL $63,326

Bellingham, WA $63,253

Baltimore, MD $63,185

Chico, CA $63,032

Wilmington, DE $62,928

Pittsfield, MA $62,867

Manchester, NH $62,750

Spokane, WA $62,480

Denver, CO $62,474

Albany, NY $62,186

Troy, NY $62,162

Schenectady, NY $62,033

Burlington, VT $61,898

Portland, ME $61,684

Salem, OR $61,635

Yakima, WA $61,623

Ann Arbor, MI $61,604

Rochester, MN $61,433

Fresno, CA $61,402

Reno, NV $61,402

Milwaukee, WI $61,347

Detroit, MI $61,286

Allentown, PA $61,267

Carson City, NV $61,261

Houston, TX $61,169

Colorado Springs, CO $61,163

Syracuse, NY $61,132

Eugene, OR $61,016

Bismarck, ND $60,942

Gary, IN $60,942

Galveston, TX $60,942

Springfield, OR $60,893

Medford, OR $60,746

Fort Collins, CO $60,722

Austin, TX $60,673

Mesa, AZ $60,544

Phoenix, AZ $60,532

Dallas, TX $60,513

Reading, PA $60,477

Saint Cloud, MN $60,452

Concord, NH $60,397

Madison, WI $60,372

Utica, NY $60,207

Raleigh, NC $60,158

Las Vegas, NV $60,152

Rochester, NY $60,109

Des Moines, IA $60,103

Atlanta, GA $60,005

Battle Creek, MI $59,986

Salt Lake City, UT $59,968

Lancaster, PA $59,876

Champaign, IL $59,864

Harrisburg, PA $59,790

Durham, NC $59,735

Kansas City, MO $59,729

Kansas City, KS $59,717

Fort Worth, TX $59,711

Boca Raton, FL $59,686

Cleveland, OH $59,680

Columbus, OH $59,668

Pittsburgh, PA $59,662

Richmond, VA $59,637

Indianapolis, IN $59,625

Cincinnati, OH $59,545

Petersburg, VA $59,453

Billings, MT $59,318

Lansing, MI $59,318

Huntsville, AL $59,318

Lebanon, PA $59,312

Dayton, OH $59,306

Pueblo, CO $59,306

Appleton, WI $59,288

Buffalo, NY $59,263

Racine, WI $59,233

Charlotte, NC $59,227

Saint Louis, MO $59,208

Springfield, IL $59,184

Elkhart, IN $59,171

York, PA $59,171

Gastonia, NC $59,165

Benton Harbor, MI $59,165

Beaumont, TX $59,128

Lorain, OH $59,116

Toledo, OH $59,092

Binghamton, NY $59,061

Rock Hill, SC $59,055

Rockford, IL $59,024

Fargo, ND $58,994

Elyria, OH $58,994

Flagstaff, AZ $58,951

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,914

Miami, FL $58,877

Duluth, MN $58,779

Bangor, ME $58,700

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,632

Louisville, KY $58,601

Grand Rapids, MI $58,589

Hialeah, FL $58,583

Casper, WY $58,497

Scranton, PA $58,424

New Orleans, LA $58,405

Virginia Beach, VA $58,399

Akron, OH $58,369

Peoria, IL $58,289

Sarasota, FL $58,277

Green Bay, WI $58,234

Baton Rouge, LA $58,203

Charleston, SC $58,191

Nashville, TN $58,173

Jamestown, NY $58,160

Davenport, IA $58,160

Tucson, AZ $58,130

Cheyenne, WY $58,111

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,093

Tampa, FL $58,081

Omaha, NE $58,068

Port Arthur, TX $58,044

Evansville, IN $58,044

Bradenton, FL $58,019

Santa Fe, NM $57,909

Orlando, FL $57,848

Clearwater, FL $57,780

Canton, OH $57,652

La Crosse, WI $57,652

Grand Forks, ND $57,633

Albuquerque, NM $57,615

Tulsa, OK $57,615

Newport News, VA $57,609

High Point, NC $57,590

Ogden, UT $57,566

Corpus Christi, TX $57,517

Laramie, WY $57,480

Norfolk, VA $57,480

Rock Island, IL $57,443

Saginaw, MI $57,431

Jacksonville, FL $57,425

Salisbury, NC $57,413

Memphis, TN $57,400

Moline, IL $57,370

Fort Myers, FL $57,351

Waterloo, IA $57,272

Spartanburg, SC $57,210

Lincoln, NE $57,180

Fort Wayne, IN $57,168

Birmingham, AL $57,100

Cedar Falls, IA $57,088

Provo, UT $57,082

Springfield, OH $57,076

San Antonio, TX $57,063

Greensboro, NC $57,039

South Bend, IN $57,033

Winston Salem, NC $57,027

Boise, ID $57,008

Savannah, GA $56,965

Muskegon, MI $56,855

Lima, OH $56,781

Lake Charles, LA $56,757

Anderson, IN $56,745

Lexington, KY $56,726

Augusta, GA $56,708

Greenville, SC $56,708

Wichita, KS $56,653

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,653

Columbia, SC $56,598

Bloomington, IN $56,444

Roanoke, VA $56,408

Asheville, NC $56,328

Knoxville, TN $56,224

Shreveport, LA $56,218

Wilmington, NC $56,138

Frankfort, KY $56,022

Oklahoma City, OK $55,979

Chillicothe, OH $55,954

Longview, TX $55,948

Topeka, KS $55,930

Mobile, AL $55,838

Terre Haute, IN $55,813

Erie, PA $55,807

Altoona, PA $55,777

Melbourne, FL $55,758

Amarillo, TX $55,734

Killeen, TX $55,715

Fayetteville, AR $55,666

Sioux Falls, SD $55,623

Chattanooga, TN $55,587

Idaho Falls, ID $55,580

Gainesville, FL $55,452

Portsmouth, OH $55,421

Little Rock, AR $55,409

Lynchburg, VA $55,409

Lafayette, LA $55,384

Youngstown, OH $55,384

Temple, TX $55,360

Daytona Beach, FL $55,348

Clarksville, TN $55,341

Pensacola, FL $55,335

Hopkinsville, KY $55,151

Charleston, WV $55,145

Florence, SC $55,115

Sioux City, IA $55,078

Macon, GA $54,900

Tallahassee, FL $54,894

Fayetteville, NC $54,882

Waco, TX $54,870

Wichita Falls, TX $54,870

Pine Bluff, AR $54,845

Vincennes, IN $54,729

Lubbock, TX $54,704

Great Falls, MT $54,667

Alamogordo, NM $54,661

Abilene, TX $54,612

Rapid City, SD $54,533

Monroe, LA $54,533

Albany, GA $54,496

Huntington, WV $54,490

Jackson, MS $54,484

Greenville, MS $54,477

Parkersburg, WV $54,416

Montgomery, AL $54,404

Johnstown, PA $54,392

Springfield, MO $54,343

Biloxi, MS $54,312

Sumter, SC $54,183

Columbus, GA $54,177

Twin Falls, ID $54,140

Pascagoula, MS $54,061

Kingsport, TN $53,901

Gulfport, MS $53,883

Alexandria, LA $53,681

Fort Smith, AR $53,528

El Paso, TX $53,362

Helena, MT $53,282

Las Cruces, NM $53,086

Harlingen, TX $52,915

Pocatello, ID $52,860

Florence, AL $52,841

Brownsville, TX $52,829

Dothan, AL $52,731

Mcallen, TX $52,700

Columbus, MS $52,247

Altus, OK $51,965

Lawton, OK $51,849

Pierre, SD $51,628

What Skills Can Increase a HSE Instructor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.82% 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.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.97% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Safety Standards (Mentioned in 1.43% Job Postings): Safety standards are designed to ensure the safety of products, activities and processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.82%
Spring	1.97%
Safety Standards	1.43%

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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 HSE Instructor's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Programming: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$65,569	7%
Computer Science	$65,569	7%
Programming	$64,343	5%
Safety Training	$63,731	4%
Collaboration	$63,731	4%
Customer Service	$63,118	3%

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How Education impacts a HSE Instructor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many HSE Instructors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 HSE Instructor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $54,776 and $60,153).

HSE Instructor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for HSE Instructor

No Diploma 2.4%

High School 4.7%

Associates 4.7%

Bachelors 31.8%

Masters 55.3%

Doctorate 1.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.4%
High School	4.7%
Associates	4.7%
Bachelors	31.8%
Masters	55.3%
Doctorate	1.2%

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HSE Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a HSE Instructor'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 April 01, 2026

$53,613

Average $61,279/year

$69,898

$4,468

Average $5,107/month

$5,825

$1,031

Average $1,178/week

$1,344

$26

Average $29/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,898	$5,825	$1,344	$34
Average	$61,279	$5,107	$1,178	$29
25th Percentile	$53,613	$4,468	$1,031	$26

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Salary Trends for HSE Instructor

Salaries for a HSE Instructor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,520 in 2023 to around $53,627 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of HSE Instructor salary trends, .

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