How much do Occupational Health and Safety Specialists make in Bloomington, IN?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $48,140 and the 90th percentile is $125,840. The difference is $77,700, which is 93.6% 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 $66,090 to the 75th at $115,300, covers $49,210.

The mean annual wage is $87,110, which sits above the median of $83,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bloomington, IN median is 7.9% lower than the national median of $90,150 for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,291, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% lower than the Indiana median of $83,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $83,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Specialists at $87,291 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. Bloomington, IN ranks 15th of 27 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).).

• Terre Haute, IN is 38 miles away, with a median of $83,510 and employment of 80. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,117, against $87,291 here.
• Columbus, IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $87,920 and employment of 60. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,535, against $87,291 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $84,820 and employment of 1,270. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,635, against $87,291 here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IN (60 of 73,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (140,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.