SOC 19-5012 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Occupational Health and Safety Technicians make in Pueblo, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians in Pueblo, CO is $75,520. The 10th percentile is $60,600 and the 90th percentile is $103,750. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$75,520
- 10th percentile
- $60,600
- 25th percentile
- $75,520
- Median
- $75,520
- 75th percentile
- $85,750
- 90th percentile
- $103,750
- Mean
- $79,390
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $60,600 and the 90th percentile is $103,750. The difference is $43,150, which is 57.1% 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 $75,520 to the 75th at $85,750, covers $10,230.
The mean annual wage is $79,390, which sits above the median of $75,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Pueblo, CO median is 22.7% higher than the national median of $61,560 for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,300, which is 33.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.3% higher than the Colorado median of $73,110.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pueblo, CO is 91.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Technicians at $82,300 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. Pueblo, CO ranks 1st of 4 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).).
- Colorado Springs, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $73,470 and employment of 30. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,954, against $82,300 here.
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 91 miles away, with a median of $65,430 and employment of 200. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,854, against $82,300 here.
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 181 miles away, with a median of $56,640. That median is 25% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,008, against $82,300 here.
Employment share
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Pueblo, CO (40 of 61,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,590 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.29 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Pueblo, CO · Occupational Health and Safety Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Occupational Health and Safety Technicians make in Pueblo, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians in Pueblo, CO is $75,520. The 10th percentile is $60,600 and the 90th percentile is $103,750. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians?
The local median is 22.7% higher than the national median of $61,560.
What is Occupational Health and Safety Technicians pay in Pueblo, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pueblo, CO is 91.762, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,520 is $82,300. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Pueblo, CO compare with nearby metros for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians?
Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 48 miles away, at $73,470. Pueblo, CO ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.