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

How much do Occupational Health and Safety Specialists make in Bozeman, MT?

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 Bozeman, MT is $82,570. The 10th percentile is $59,830 and the 90th percentile is $129,970. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$82,570

10th percentile
$59,830
25th percentile
$63,370
Median
$82,570
75th percentile
$102,230
90th percentile
$129,970
Mean
$86,250

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 $59,830 and the 90th percentile is $129,970. The difference is $70,140, which is 84.9% 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 $63,370 to the 75th at $102,230, covers $38,860.

The mean annual wage is $86,250, which sits above the median of $82,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bozeman, MT median is 8.4% lower than the national median of $90,150 for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,548, which is 10.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Montana median of $81,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bozeman, MT is 102.510, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Specialists at $80,548 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. Bozeman, MT ranks 4th of 6 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).).

  • Helena, MT is 95 miles away, with a median of $82,740 and employment of 100. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,480, against $80,548 here.
  • Billings, MT is 113 miles away, with a median of $81,520 and employment of 110. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,163, against $80,548 here.
  • Great Falls, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $82,670 and employment of 40. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,363, against $80,548 here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Bozeman, MT (80 of 72,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (140,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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 Bozeman, MT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Bozeman, MT is $82,570. The 10th percentile is $59,830 and the 90th percentile is $129,970. Employment is 80.

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

The local median is 8.4% lower than the national median of $90,150.

What is Occupational Health and Safety Specialists pay in Bozeman, MT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bozeman, MT is 102.510, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,570 is $80,548. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bozeman, MT compare with nearby metros for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists?

Helena, MT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 95 miles away, at $82,740. Bozeman, MT ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.