SOC 19-5011 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Occupational Health and Safety Specialists make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Albuquerque, NM is $87,390. The 10th percentile is $61,760 and the 90th percentile is $154,270. Employment is 280.

Median annual wage

$87,390

10th percentile
$61,760
25th percentile
$70,740
Median
$87,390
75th percentile
$109,460
90th percentile
$154,270
Mean
$95,720

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $61,760 and the 90th percentile is $154,270. The difference is $92,510, which is 105.9% 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 $70,740 to the 75th at $109,460, covers $38,720.

The mean annual wage is $95,720, which sits above the median of $87,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $90,150 for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,464, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% higher than the New Mexico median of $84,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Specialists at $91,464 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. Albuquerque, NM ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $94,920 and employment of 60. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,224, against $91,464 here.
  • Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $86,260 and employment of 40. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,619, against $91,464 here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (280 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (140,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Occupational Health and Safety Specialists make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Albuquerque, NM is $87,390. The 10th percentile is $61,760 and the 90th percentile is $154,270. Employment is 280.

How does that compare with the national median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists?

The local median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $90,150.

What is Occupational Health and Safety Specialists pay in Albuquerque, NM after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $87,390 is $91,464. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists?

Farmington, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 142 miles away, at $94,920. Albuquerque, NM ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.