Occupational Health and Safety Specialists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$99,740avg. a year
$47.95 an hour · 6,020 employed
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $99,740 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $98,740. The U.S. average is $93,860.
$96,320Median pay
$47.95Average hourly
+1%vs. New York average
6,020Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for occupational health and safety specialists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1690 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$96,480
$46.38 an hour
250 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$94,500
$45.44 an hour
3430 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$94,320
$45.35 an hour
4280 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$94,250
$45.31 an hour
5180 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$93,950
$45.17 an hour
640 jobs
Elmira, NY
$92,040
$44.25 an hour
770 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$90,540
$43.53 an hour
8480 jobs
Rochester, NY
$90,360
$43.44 an hour
9100 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$85,270
$41.00 an hour
1040 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$85,110
$40.92 an hour
1130 jobs
Kingston, NY
$81,540
$39.20 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $121,410 |
| Chemists | $97,940 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $129,390 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | $68,630 |
| School Psychologists | $117,730 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $73,970 |
Questions and answers
How much do occupational health and safety specialists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $99,740 a year, and the median is $96,320. About 6,020 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $98,740.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.70 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 19-5011. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.