SOC 19-5012 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Occupational Health and Safety Technicians make in Wichita, KS?

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 Wichita, KS is $58,100. The 10th percentile is $42,930 and the 90th percentile is $83,060. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$58,100

10th percentile
$42,930
25th percentile
$48,670
Median
$58,100
75th percentile
$70,040
90th percentile
$83,060
Mean
$60,480

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $42,930 and the 90th percentile is $83,060. The difference is $40,130, which is 69.1% 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 $48,670 to the 75th at $70,040, covers $21,370.

The mean annual wage is $60,480, which sits above the median of $58,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 5.6% lower than the national median of $61,560 for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,321, which is 6.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Kansas median of $59,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Technicians at $65,321 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $65,160 and employment of 70. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,038, against $65,321 here.
  • Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $48,620 and employment of 70. That median is 16.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,740, against $65,321 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $45,890 and employment of 170. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,759, against $65,321 here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (70 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,590 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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 Technicians make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians in Wichita, KS is $58,100. The 10th percentile is $42,930 and the 90th percentile is $83,060. Employment is 70.

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

The local median is 5.6% lower than the national median of $61,560.

What is Occupational Health and Safety Technicians pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,100 is $65,321. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $65,160. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.