How much do Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, the published 10th percentile is $88,710 and the 90th percentile is $180,590. The difference is $91,880, which is 72.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $103,740 to the 75th at $139,720, covers $35,980.

The mean annual wage is $129,210, which sits above the median of $126,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $115,160 for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,797, which is 15.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Ohio median of $129,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors at $132,797 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors. Columbus, OH ranks 5th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $135,130 and employment of 60. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,781, against $132,797 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $129,560 and employment of 300. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,850, against $132,797 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $128,340 and employment of 80. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,644, against $132,797 here.