How much does a Safety Inspector make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Safety Inspector in the United States is $86,861 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.
However, a Safety Inspector's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,849
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,403 to $97,323
Key Factors That Influence Safety Inspector Salaries
A Safety Inspector'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 Experience Level Affects Safety Inspector Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Safety Inspector'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 Safety Inspector 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 Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $109,557
San Francisco: $108,358
Oakland: $106,074
San Jose, CA$109,557
San Francisco, CA$108,358
Oakland, CA$106,074
New York, NY$100,010
Paramus, NJ$98,794
Queens Village, NY$98,790
Passaic, NJ$98,707
Bergenfield, NJ$98,700
Stamford, CT$98,508
Huntington, NY$98,473
Newark, NJ$97,831
Bridgeport, CT$97,648
Vallejo, CA$97,475
New Brunswick, NJ$97,440
Petaluma, CA$97,388
Middlesex, NJ$97,223
Somerset, NJ$97,162
Santa Cruz, CA$97,049
Boston, MA$96,519
Monterey, CA$96,215
Seattle, WA$96,016
Santa Rosa, CA$95,998
Los Angeles, CA$95,972
Juneau, AK$95,746
Washington, DC$95,651
Orange, CA$95,342
Santa Ana, CA$95,112
Long Beach, CA$95,025
Anaheim, CA$95,008
Anchorage, AK$94,965
Santa Maria, CA$94,704
Everett, WA$94,687
Danbury, CT$94,381
Bremerton, WA$94,261
Tacoma, WA$93,948
New Suffolk, NY$93,947
Sacramento, CA$93,922
Santa Barbara, CA$93,827
Trenton, NJ$93,731
San Diego, CA$93,731
Brockton, MA$93,636
Fairbanks, AK$93,423
Lompoc, CA$93,201
Lowell, MA$93,131
Ventura, CA$93,114
Nashua, NH$93,097
Stockton, CA$93,088
Modesto, CA$92,454
Poughkeepsie, NY$92,263
Olympia, WA$92,098
Kennewick, WA$92,098
New Haven, CT$92,063
Lawrence, MA$91,751
Hartford, CT$91,664
Riverside, CA$91,647
New Bedford, MA$91,560
Richland, WA$91,560
Bakersfield, CA$91,438
San Bernardino, CA$91,403
New Britain, CT$91,395
Atlantic City, NJ$91,395
New London, CT$91,360
Norwich, CT$91,334
Portsmouth, NH$91,316
Boulder, CO$91,132
Portland, OR$91,012
Worcester, MA$91,004
Minneapolis, MN$90,734
Philadelphia, PA$90,613
Honolulu, HI$90,326
Saint Paul, MN$90,285
Vineland, NJ$90,265
Providence, RI$90,014
Chicago, IL$89,762
Bellingham, WA$89,657
Springfield, MA$89,588
Baltimore, MD$89,562
Chico, CA$89,345
Pittsfield, MA$89,110
Manchester, NH$88,945
Spokane, WA$88,563
Denver, CO$88,554
Albany, NY$88,146
Troy, NY$88,111
Nassau, NY$88,018
Schenectady, NY$87,929
Wilmington, DE$87,859
Burlington, VT$87,738
Salem, OR$87,703
Portland, ME$87,434
Yakima, WA$87,347
Rochester, MN$87,078
Reno, NV$87,034
Fresno, CA$87,034
Milwaukee, WI$86,956
Detroit, MI$86,869
Ann Arbor, MI$86,854
Allentown, PA$86,843
Colorado Springs, CO$86,695
Syracuse, NY$86,652
Carson City, NV$86,652
Houston, TX$86,530
Eugene, OR$86,487
Gary, IN$86,383
Springfield, OR$86,313
Bismarck, ND$86,296
Galveston, TX$86,235
Medford, OR$86,105
Fort Collins, CO$86,070
Concord, NH$86,027
Austin, TX$86,001
Mesa, AZ$85,818
Reading, PA$85,809
Phoenix, AZ$85,801
Dallas, TX$85,775
Saint Cloud, MN$85,691
Madison, WI$85,575
Utica, NY$85,340
Rochester, NY$85,201
Des Moines, IA$85,193
Raleigh, NC$85,184
Atlanta, GA$85,054
Battle Creek, MI$85,028
Salt Lake City, UT$85,002
Lancaster, PA$84,871
Harrisburg, PA$84,750
Kansas City, MO$84,663
Champaign, IL$84,646
Kansas City, KS$84,646
Fort Worth, TX$84,637
Columbus, OH$84,622
Boca Raton, FL$84,602
Pittsburgh, PA$84,567
Richmond, VA$84,533
Indianapolis, IN$84,515
Cleveland, OH$84,507
Las Vegas, NV$84,402
Cincinnati, OH$84,402
Petersburg, VA$84,272
Huntsville, AL$84,142
Lansing, MI$84,084
Lebanon, PA$84,072
Pueblo, CO$84,064
Appleton, WI$84,038
Buffalo, NY$84,003
Dayton, OH$83,977
Racine, WI$83,959
Charlotte, NC$83,951
Saint Louis, MO$83,925
York, PA$83,872
Elkhart, IN$83,872
Gastonia, NC$83,856
Billings, MT$83,835
Beaumont, TX$83,812
Lorain, OH$83,794
Benton Harbor, MI$83,777
Toledo, OH$83,760
Binghamton, NY$83,716
Rock Hill, SC$83,707
Rockford, IL$83,664
Springfield, IL$83,629
Elyria, OH$83,621
Fargo, ND$83,621
Flagstaff, AZ$83,560
Fort Lauderdale, FL$83,508
Duluth, MN$83,456
Miami, FL$83,456
Cheyenne, WY$83,395
Grand Forks, ND$83,395
Bangor, ME$83,204
Cedar Rapids, IA$83,108
Durham, NC$83,072
Louisville, KY$83,065
Grand Rapids, MI$83,047
Hialeah, FL$83,039
Casper, WY$82,917
Scranton, PA$82,813
New Orleans, LA$82,787
Virginia Beach, VA$82,778
Akron, OH$82,735
Peoria, IL$82,622
Sarasota, FL$82,604
Nashville, TN$82,544
Omaha, NE$82,544
Green Bay, WI$82,544
Baton Rouge, LA$82,500
Charleston, SC$82,483
Jamestown, NY$82,439
Davenport, IA$82,439
Tucson, AZ$82,396
Saint Petersburg, FL$82,344
Tampa, FL$82,326
Evansville, IN$82,274
Port Arthur, TX$82,274
Bradenton, FL$82,240
Santa Fe, NM$82,083
Orlando, FL$81,927
Clearwater, FL$81,901
Canton, OH$81,718
La Crosse, WI$81,718
Albuquerque, NM$81,666
Newport News, VA$81,658
High Point, NC$81,631
Ogden, UT$81,597
Corpus Christi, TX$81,527
Norfolk, VA$81,475
Laramie, WY$81,475
Rock Island, IL$81,423
Saginaw, MI$81,406
Jacksonville, FL$81,397
Salisbury, NC$81,380
Boise, ID$81,362
Moline, IL$81,319
Fort Myers, FL$81,293
Memphis, TN$81,275
Tulsa, OK$81,232
Waterloo, IA$81,180
Spartanburg, SC$81,093
Lincoln, NE$81,050
Fort Wayne, IN$81,032
Provo, UT$81,023
Cedar Falls, IA$80,919
San Antonio, TX$80,884
Greensboro, NC$80,850
South Bend, IN$80,841
Savannah, GA$80,746
Muskegon, MI$80,711
Birmingham, AL$80,702
Winston Salem, NC$80,660
Lake Charles, LA$80,450
Anderson, IN$80,433
Lexington, KY$80,407
Augusta, GA$80,381
Greenville, SC$80,381
Lima, OH$80,311
Wichita, KS$80,303
Tuscaloosa, AL$80,303
Columbia, SC$80,224
Springfield, OH$80,207
Asheville, NC$80,068
Bloomington, IN$80,007
Knoxville, TN$79,695
Shreveport, LA$79,686
Wilmington, NC$79,573
Roanoke, VA$79,573
Topeka, KS$79,417
Frankfort, KY$79,407
Oklahoma City, OK$79,347
Chillicothe, OH$79,312
Longview, TX$79,304
Melbourne, FL$79,295
Sioux Falls, SD$79,156
Mobile, AL$79,147
Terre Haute, IN$79,113
Altoona, PA$79,060
Amarillo, TX$79,000
Killeen, TX$78,974
Fayetteville, AR$78,904
Chattanooga, TN$78,878
Sioux City, IA$78,800
Idaho Falls, ID$78,782
Lynchburg, VA$78,713
Gainesville, FL$78,600
Portsmouth, OH$78,557
Little Rock, AR$78,539
Lafayette, LA$78,505
Youngstown, OH$78,505
Daytona Beach, FL$78,452
Clarksville, TN$78,444
Pensacola, FL$78,435
Temple, TX$78,429
Hopkinsville, KY$78,174
Erie, PA$78,157
Florence, SC$78,122
Charleston, WV$77,983
Great Falls, MT$77,940
Macon, GA$77,818
Tallahassee, FL$77,810
Fayetteville, NC$77,792
Waco, TX$77,775
Helena, MT$77,714
Pine Bluff, AR$77,681
Vincennes, IN$77,575
Lubbock, TX$77,540
Alamogordo, NM$77,488
Twin Falls, ID$77,410
Rapid City, SD$77,384
Jackson, MS$77,228
Huntington, WV$77,222
Greenville, MS$77,219
Parkersburg, WV$77,130
Montgomery, AL$77,115
Wichita Falls, TX$77,028
Springfield, MO$77,028
Biloxi, MS$76,984
Monroe, LA$76,898
Johnstown, PA$76,837
Sumter, SC$76,802
Columbus, GA$76,793
Pascagoula, MS$76,628
Abilene, TX$76,628
Kingsport, TN$76,402
Albany, GA$76,402
Gulfport, MS$76,376
Alexandria, LA$76,090
Fort Smith, AR$75,873
El Paso, TX$75,638
Las Cruces, NM$75,247
Harlingen, TX$75,027
Pocatello, ID$75,013
Florence, AL$74,900
Brownsville, TX$74,882
Mcallen, TX$74,700
Dothan, AL$74,578
Columbus, MS$74,062
Altus, OK$73,658
Lawton, OK$73,493
Pierre, SD$73,180
What Skills Can Increase a Safety Inspector's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 5.08% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Safety Management (Mentioned in 3.92% Job Postings): Applying safety principles, framework, processes, and measures to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse consequences.
Auditing (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Auditing refers to the independent examination of financial information of any entity whether profit oriented or not. It is a safeguard measure that prevents corruption.
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 Inspector's salary.
Auditing: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Workplace Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Environmental Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Safety Inspector Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Safety Inspector roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Safety Inspector positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Safety Inspector as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Safety Inspector
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$104,233
$50.0
20%
How Education impacts a Safety Inspector's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Safety Inspectors enter the field with a Associate'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 Safety Inspector with a Associate's Degree is between
$71,935
and $78,670).
Safety Inspector Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Safety Inspector'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.
Salaries for a Safety Inspector can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $82,672 in 2023
to around $82,001 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Safety Inspector salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Safety Inspector
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Safety Inspector
Here are companies hiring for Safety Inspector 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 Safety Inspector
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Safety Inspector?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Safety Inspector roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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