How much do Occupational Health and Safety Technicians make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $40,940 and the 90th percentile is $104,140. The difference is $63,200, which is 106.6% 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 $44,170 to the 75th at $77,680, covers $33,510.

The mean annual wage is $66,690, which sits above the median of $59,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $61,560 for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,225, which is 15.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the California median of $61,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Technicians at $52,225 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 Technicians. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 3rd 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $54,920 and employment of 40. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,686, against $52,225 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $59,220 and employment of 110. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,700, against $52,225 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $62,460 and employment of 200. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,824, against $52,225 here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (630 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,590 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.