Construction Safety Officer Salary in the United States
How much does a Construction Safety Officer make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Construction Safety Officer in the United States is $65,518 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.
However, a Construction Safety Officer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,218
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,508 to $75,829
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,036
10%$54,036
50% (Median)$65,518
90%$85,218
Construction Safety Officer Salaries by Percentile
Key Factors That Influence Construction Safety Officer Salaries
A Construction Safety Officer'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 Construction Safety Officer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Construction Safety Officer'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 Construction Safety Officer 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 Construction Safety Officers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Top Paying Cities for Construction Safety Officers
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: $82,637
San Francisco: $81,733
Oakland: $80,010
San Jose, CA$82,637
San Francisco, CA$81,733
Oakland, CA$80,010
New York, NY$75,436
Paramus, NJ$74,519
Queens Village, NY$74,516
Passaic, NJ$74,454
Bergenfield, NJ$74,448
Stamford, CT$74,304
Huntington, NY$74,277
Newark, NJ$73,792
Bridgeport, CT$73,654
Vallejo, CA$73,524
New Brunswick, NJ$73,498
Petaluma, CA$73,458
Middlesex, NJ$73,334
Somerset, NJ$73,288
Santa Cruz, CA$73,203
Boston, MA$72,803
Monterey, CA$72,573
Seattle, WA$72,423
Santa Rosa, CA$72,410
Los Angeles, CA$72,390
Juneau, AK$72,220
Washington, DC$72,148
Orange, CA$71,915
Santa Ana, CA$71,742
Long Beach, CA$71,676
Anaheim, CA$71,663
Anchorage, AK$71,630
Santa Maria, CA$71,434
Everett, WA$71,421
Danbury, CT$71,190
Bremerton, WA$71,100
Tacoma, WA$70,864
New Suffolk, NY$70,863
Sacramento, CA$70,844
Santa Barbara, CA$70,772
Trenton, NJ$70,700
San Diego, CA$70,700
Brockton, MA$70,628
Fairbanks, AK$70,467
Lompoc, CA$70,300
Lowell, MA$70,247
Ventura, CA$70,235
Nashua, NH$70,222
Stockton, CA$70,215
Modesto, CA$69,737
Poughkeepsie, NY$69,593
Olympia, WA$69,468
Kennewick, WA$69,468
New Haven, CT$69,442
Lawrence, MA$69,206
Hartford, CT$69,141
Riverside, CA$69,128
New Bedford, MA$69,062
Richland, WA$69,062
Bakersfield, CA$68,970
San Bernardino, CA$68,944
New Britain, CT$68,938
Atlantic City, NJ$68,938
New London, CT$68,911
Norwich, CT$68,892
Portsmouth, NH$68,879
Boulder, CO$68,740
Portland, OR$68,649
Worcester, MA$68,643
Minneapolis, MN$68,440
Philadelphia, PA$68,348
Honolulu, HI$68,132
Saint Paul, MN$68,100
Vineland, NJ$68,086
Providence, RI$67,896
Chicago, IL$67,706
Bellingham, WA$67,627
Springfield, MA$67,575
Baltimore, MD$67,555
Chico, CA$67,391
Pittsfield, MA$67,215
Manchester, NH$67,090
Spokane, WA$66,802
Denver, CO$66,795
Albany, NY$66,487
Troy, NY$66,461
Nassau, NY$66,391
Schenectady, NY$66,323
Wilmington, DE$66,271
Burlington, VT$66,179
Salem, OR$66,153
Portland, ME$65,950
Yakima, WA$65,884
Rochester, MN$65,681
Reno, NV$65,649
Fresno, CA$65,649
Milwaukee, WI$65,590
Detroit, MI$65,524
Ann Arbor, MI$65,513
Allentown, PA$65,504
Colorado Springs, CO$65,393
Syracuse, NY$65,360
Carson City, NV$65,360
Houston, TX$65,269
Eugene, OR$65,236
Gary, IN$65,157
Springfield, OR$65,105
Bismarck, ND$65,092
Galveston, TX$65,046
Medford, OR$64,948
Fort Collins, CO$64,921
Concord, NH$64,889
Austin, TX$64,869
Mesa, AZ$64,731
Reading, PA$64,725
Phoenix, AZ$64,718
Dallas, TX$64,699
Saint Cloud, MN$64,636
Madison, WI$64,548
Utica, NY$64,371
Rochester, NY$64,266
Des Moines, IA$64,260
Raleigh, NC$64,253
Atlanta, GA$64,155
Battle Creek, MI$64,135
Salt Lake City, UT$64,116
Lancaster, PA$64,017
Harrisburg, PA$63,926
Kansas City, MO$63,860
Champaign, IL$63,847
Kansas City, KS$63,847
Fort Worth, TX$63,840
Columbus, OH$63,829
Boca Raton, FL$63,814
Pittsburgh, PA$63,788
Richmond, VA$63,762
Indianapolis, IN$63,749
Cleveland, OH$63,742
Las Vegas, NV$63,663
Cincinnati, OH$63,663
Petersburg, VA$63,565
Huntsville, AL$63,467
Lansing, MI$63,423
Lebanon, PA$63,414
Pueblo, CO$63,408
Appleton, WI$63,388
Buffalo, NY$63,362
Dayton, OH$63,342
Racine, WI$63,329
Charlotte, NC$63,323
Saint Louis, MO$63,303
York, PA$63,264
Elkhart, IN$63,264
Gastonia, NC$63,251
Billings, MT$63,236
Beaumont, TX$63,218
Lorain, OH$63,205
Benton Harbor, MI$63,192
Toledo, OH$63,179
Binghamton, NY$63,146
Rock Hill, SC$63,139
Rockford, IL$63,107
Springfield, IL$63,080
Elyria, OH$63,074
Fargo, ND$63,074
Flagstaff, AZ$63,028
Fort Lauderdale, FL$62,989
Duluth, MN$62,949
Miami, FL$62,949
Cheyenne, WY$62,903
Grand Forks, ND$62,903
Bangor, ME$62,759
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,687
Durham, NC$62,660
Louisville, KY$62,654
Grand Rapids, MI$62,641
Hialeah, FL$62,635
Casper, WY$62,543
Scranton, PA$62,464
New Orleans, LA$62,445
Virginia Beach, VA$62,438
Akron, OH$62,406
Peoria, IL$62,320
Sarasota, FL$62,307
Nashville, TN$62,261
Omaha, NE$62,261
Green Bay, WI$62,261
Baton Rouge, LA$62,229
Charleston, SC$62,216
Jamestown, NY$62,183
Davenport, IA$62,183
Tucson, AZ$62,150
Saint Petersburg, FL$62,111
Tampa, FL$62,098
Evansville, IN$62,058
Port Arthur, TX$62,058
Bradenton, FL$62,032
Santa Fe, NM$61,914
Orlando, FL$61,796
Clearwater, FL$61,777
Canton, OH$61,639
La Crosse, WI$61,639
Albuquerque, NM$61,600
Newport News, VA$61,593
High Point, NC$61,573
Ogden, UT$61,547
Corpus Christi, TX$61,495
Norfolk, VA$61,456
Laramie, WY$61,456
Rock Island, IL$61,416
Saginaw, MI$61,403
Jacksonville, FL$61,397
Salisbury, NC$61,383
Boise, ID$61,370
Moline, IL$61,338
Fort Myers, FL$61,318
Memphis, TN$61,305
Tulsa, OK$61,272
Waterloo, IA$61,233
Spartanburg, SC$61,167
Lincoln, NE$61,134
Fort Wayne, IN$61,121
Provo, UT$61,115
Cedar Falls, IA$61,036
San Antonio, TX$61,010
Greensboro, NC$60,984
South Bend, IN$60,977
Savannah, GA$60,905
Muskegon, MI$60,879
Birmingham, AL$60,872
Winston Salem, NC$60,840
Lake Charles, LA$60,682
Anderson, IN$60,669
Lexington, KY$60,650
Augusta, GA$60,630
Greenville, SC$60,630
Lima, OH$60,578
Wichita, KS$60,571
Tuscaloosa, AL$60,571
Columbia, SC$60,512
Springfield, OH$60,499
Asheville, NC$60,394
Bloomington, IN$60,348
Knoxville, TN$60,112
Shreveport, LA$60,106
Wilmington, NC$60,021
Roanoke, VA$60,021
Topeka, KS$59,903
Frankfort, KY$59,896
Oklahoma City, OK$59,850
Chillicothe, OH$59,824
Longview, TX$59,818
Melbourne, FL$59,811
Sioux Falls, SD$59,706
Mobile, AL$59,700
Terre Haute, IN$59,673
Altoona, PA$59,634
Amarillo, TX$59,588
Killeen, TX$59,569
Fayetteville, AR$59,516
Chattanooga, TN$59,497
Sioux City, IA$59,438
Idaho Falls, ID$59,424
Lynchburg, VA$59,372
Gainesville, FL$59,287
Portsmouth, OH$59,254
Little Rock, AR$59,241
Lafayette, LA$59,215
Youngstown, OH$59,215
Daytona Beach, FL$59,175
Clarksville, TN$59,169
Pensacola, FL$59,162
Temple, TX$59,158
Hopkinsville, KY$58,966
Erie, PA$58,953
Florence, SC$58,927
Charleston, WV$58,822
Great Falls, MT$58,789
Macon, GA$58,697
Tallahassee, FL$58,691
Fayetteville, NC$58,678
Waco, TX$58,664
Helena, MT$58,619
Pine Bluff, AR$58,594
Vincennes, IN$58,514
Lubbock, TX$58,488
Alamogordo, NM$58,448
Twin Falls, ID$58,389
Rapid City, SD$58,370
Jackson, MS$58,252
Huntington, WV$58,247
Greenville, MS$58,245
Parkersburg, WV$58,178
Montgomery, AL$58,167
Wichita Falls, TX$58,101
Springfield, MO$58,101
Biloxi, MS$58,068
Monroe, LA$58,003
Johnstown, PA$57,957
Sumter, SC$57,931
Columbus, GA$57,924
Pascagoula, MS$57,800
Abilene, TX$57,800
Kingsport, TN$57,629
Albany, GA$57,629
Gulfport, MS$57,610
Alexandria, LA$57,393
Fort Smith, AR$57,230
El Paso, TX$57,053
Las Cruces, NM$56,758
Harlingen, TX$56,591
Pocatello, ID$56,581
Florence, AL$56,496
Brownsville, TX$56,483
Mcallen, TX$56,345
Dothan, AL$56,253
Columbus, MS$55,864
Altus, OK$55,559
Lawton, OK$55,434
Pierre, SD$55,199
What Skills Can Increase a Construction Safety Officer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 4.91% 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 3.63% Job Postings): Applying safety principles, framework, processes, and measures to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse consequences.
Risk Assessment (Mentioned in 1.57% Job Postings): Broadly speaking, a risk assessment is the combined effort of: identifying and analyzing potential (future) events that may negatively impact individuals, assets, and/or the environment (i.e. risk analysis); and making judgments "on the tolerability of the risk on the basis of a risk analysis" while considering influencing factors (i.e. risk evaluation).Put in simpler terms, a risk assessment analyzes what can go wrong, how likely it is to happen, what the potential consequences are, and how tolerable the identified risk is. As part of this process, the resulting determination of risk may be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative fashion. The risk assessment is an inherent part of an overall risk management strategy, which attempts to, after a risk assessment, "introduce control measures to eliminate or reduce" any potential risk-related consequences.
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 Construction Safety Officer's salary.
Aviation: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Radiation Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Microsoft PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Construction Safety Officer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Construction Safety Officer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Construction Safety Officer positions in MFG Durable or Media typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Construction Safety Officer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Construction Safety Officer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$81,897
$39.0
25%
Biotechnology
$78,621
$38.0
20%
Business Services
$75,345
$36.0
15%
Chemicals
$73,380
$35.0
12%
Construction
$72,069
$35.0
10%
How Education impacts a Construction Safety Officer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Construction Safety Officers 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 Construction Safety Officer with a Associate's Degree is between
$57,661
and $63,060).
Construction Safety Officer Salaries by Degree Level
Construction Safety Officer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Construction Safety Officer'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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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on October 01, 2026
$59,508
Average$65,518/year
$75,829
$4,959
Average$5,460/month
$6,319
$1,144
Average$1,260/week
$1,458
$29
Average$31/hour
$36
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$75,829
$6,319
$1,458
$36
Average
$65,518
$5,460
$1,260
$31
25th Percentile
$59,508
$4,959
$1,144
$29
Salaries of Jobs related to Construction Safety Officer
Salaries for a Construction Safety Officer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $61,684 in 2023
to around $61,645 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Construction Safety Officer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Construction Safety Officer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Construction Safety Officer
Here are companies hiring for Construction Safety Officer 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 Construction Safety Officer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Construction Safety Officer?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Construction Safety Officer roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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