Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

SOC 17-2111 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$98,830

per year in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Middle half

$82,600–$129,300

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

300

in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Concentration

1.63×

share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

$98,830

published median

United States

$115,160

14.2% below the national median

Rank among metro areas

79th

94 with a published estimate

State-level comparison: Maryland ($110,950). Metro estimates cover the whole labor market, including portions that cross state lines.

After local prices: the $98,830 median has purchasing power comparable to about $94,586 nationally. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD's BEA regional price parity is 104.5 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.

$79,000$171,350

Getting in

Typical education to enter: Bachelor's degree
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$125,760	108.9	420	0.96×
2	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$122,480	102.6	240	0.60×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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