Occupational Health and Safety Specialists pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$90,280avg. a year
$43.41 an hour · 5,650 employed
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $90,280 a year. That is $5,870 (7%) more than the Texas average of $84,410. The U.S. average is $93,860.
$82,910Median pay
$43.41Average hourly
+7%vs. Texas average
5,650Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for occupational health and safety specialists in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1450 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$94,080
$45.23 an hour
2580 jobs
Midland, TX
$92,920
$44.67 an hour
360 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$85,270
$40.99 an hour
43,660 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$83,980
$40.37 an hour
5400 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$83,820
$40.30 an hour
6160 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$83,490
$40.14 an hour
71,240 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$81,130
$39.01 an hour
850 jobs
Victoria, TX
$80,640
$38.77 an hour
9130 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$80,500
$38.70 an hour
1090 jobs
Tyler, TX
$79,500
$38.22 an hour
111,230 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$79,210
$38.08 an hour
12200 jobs
Longview, TX
$77,460
$37.24 an hour
13140 jobs
Waco, TX
$76,210
$36.64 an hour
1450 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$76,110
$36.59 an hour
1560 jobs
Abilene, TX
$76,100
$36.59 an hour
1650 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$75,070
$36.09 an hour
17310 jobs
Odessa, TX
$74,950
$36.03 an hour
1840 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$74,750
$35.94 an hour
19150 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$74,510
$35.82 an hour
20330 jobs
El Paso, TX
$73,460
$35.32 an hour
21120 jobs
Laredo, TX
$69,170
$33.26 an hour
22130 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$68,340
$32.85 an hour
23100 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$61,250
$29.45 an hour
24210 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$56,480
$27.15 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $92,590 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $66,580 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $104,850 |
| Chemists | $118,290 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $96,280 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | $57,570 |
Questions and answers
How much do occupational health and safety specialists make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $90,280 a year, and the median is $82,910. About 5,650 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $5,870 (7%) more than the Texas average of $84,410.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.90 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: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). 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.