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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Salary in MD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors in MD have a median annual salary of $110,950, with 520 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $78,990 at the 10th percentile to $181,640 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$110,950

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$53.34

Employment

520

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$78,990
10th
$91,150
25th
$110,950
Median
$148,640
75th
$181,640
90th

Local compared with national

MD

$110,950

Median annual · 2025

United States

$115,160

Median annual · 2025

The MD median is 3.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,210).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  3. 3.WritingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  8. 8.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.6
  9. 9.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.5
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  11. 11.InstructingImportance 3.4
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Inspection management system
  • Anthropometric databases
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Availability prediction modeling software
  • Biomechanical imaging software
  • Biomechanical injury risk analysis software
  • C++
  • Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
  • Design Safety Engineering Designsafe
  • Eclipse IDE
  • Electronic design automation EDA software
  • Energy expenditure prediction EEP software
  • Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
  • Failure mode effects and criticality analysis FMECA software
  • Failure modes analysis software

Common tasks

  • Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
  • Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
  • Evaluate product designs for safety.
  • Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
  • Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
  • Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.
  • Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
  • Evaluate potential health hazards or damage that could occur from product misuse.
  • Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
  • Interpret safety regulations for others interested in industrial safety, such as safety engineers, labor representatives, and safety inspectors.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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