How much do Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, the published 10th percentile is $67,300 and the 90th percentile is $153,280. The difference is $85,980, which is 71.7% 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 $95,600 to the 75th at $141,550, covers $45,950.

The mean annual wage is $115,940, which sits below the median of $119,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 4.2% 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 $112,709, which is 2.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the California median of $131,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $119,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors at $112,709 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $124,740 and employment of 300. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,487, against $112,709 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $131,540 and employment of 850. That median is 9.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,827, against $112,709 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 157 miles away, with a median of $130,330 and employment of 50. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,185, against $112,709 here.