Best Cities for Occupational Health and Safety Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where occupational health and safety technicianss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	WashingtonState	1.59	$104,910	$97,773	22%
2	West VirginiaState	1.57	$81,470	$96,758	12%
3	New MexicoState	1.40	$79,490	$86,402	16%
4	Rhode IslandState	1.37	$84,640	$84,219	21%
5	AlaskaState	1.26	$80,760	$77,430	20%
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.24	$91,750	$76,331	41%
7	MinnesotaState	1.23	$74,400	$75,918	21%
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.21	$67,760	$74,298	22%
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.21	$74,400	$74,774	24%
10	WyomingState	1.19	$68,250	$73,387	17%
11	MichiganState	1.18	$67,310	$72,925	20%
12	MissouriState	1.18	$64,490	$72,788	19%
13	MississippiState	1.17	$61,230	$72,205	18%
14	OhioState	1.17	$65,000	$71,903	19%
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.16	$81,480	$71,286	32%
16	ColoradoState	1.13	$73,110	$69,364	30%
17	WisconsinState	1.13	$64,440	$69,816	20%
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.13	$67,550	$69,783	29%
19	Columbus, OHMetro	1.13	$64,940	$69,455	24%
20	KentuckyState	1.12	$61,120	$69,062	19%
21	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.12	$64,130	$69,106	24%
22	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.12	$63,830	$69,005	22%
23	GeorgiaState	1.10	$63,290	$67,762	27%
24	IllinoisState	1.10	$65,960	$67,721	24%
25	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.10	$76,820	$67,683	40%
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.09	$72,170	$66,948	30%
27	IndianaState	1.08	$60,150	$66,464	21%
28	KansasState	1.08	$59,740	$66,378	21%
29	IowaState	1.06	$58,300	$65,359	20%
30	North CarolinaState	1.06	$61,760	$65,424	25%
31	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.06	$73,560	$65,213	33%
32	ArizonaState	1.05	$65,480	$64,896	27%
33	MaineState	1.05	$64,240	$64,369	24%
34	NebraskaState	1.05	$59,180	$64,678	21%
35	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$61,670	$64,374	29%
36	LouisianaState	1.04	$57,930	$64,295	22%
37	OklahomaState	1.04	$56,470	$63,808	21%
38	AlabamaState	1.03	$55,010	$63,157	21%
39	ConnecticutState	1.03	$68,310	$63,485	28%
40	MassachusettsState	1.03	$68,730	$63,346	39%
41	OregonState	1.03	$65,000	$63,107	29%
42	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$61,640	$63,546	25%
43	South CarolinaState	1.03	$58,490	$63,576	26%
44	IdahoState	1.02	$60,670	$62,870	24%
45	New YorkState	1.01	$69,640	$61,902	32%
46	DelawareState	1.00	$62,310	$61,693	26%
47	NevadaState	1.00	$61,770	$61,647	28%
48	New JerseyState	1.00	$66,930	$61,517	32%
49	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.00	$56,370	$61,272	28%
50	TexasState	0.99	$57,980	$60,649	29%
51	North DakotaState	0.98	$56,000	$60,475	21%
52	TennesseeState	0.98	$55,090	$60,208	27%
53	VermontState	0.98	$61,960	$60,449	28%
54	VirginiaState	0.98	$62,380	$60,271	30%
55	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.98	$63,610	$60,123	32%
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$62,310	$60,203	31%
57	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$58,230	$59,907	33%
58	ArkansasState	0.96	$50,840	$58,911	21%
59	MarylandState	0.96	$64,670	$59,222	31%
60	New HampshireState	0.96	$62,630	$59,085	30%
61	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$58,010	$58,893	36%
62	FloridaState	0.95	$59,140	$58,266	35%
63	UtahState	0.93	$57,340	$57,226	31%
64	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.92	$61,230	$56,433	40%
65	CaliforniaState	0.90	$61,360	$55,429	44%
66	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.85	$50,550	$52,547	37%
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.83	$59,310	$50,910	46%
68	MontanaState	0.70	$41,420	$42,967	33%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).