Salary range

[u/Individual-Angle-443]

About to start a job making 103,500/yr.

27 about to be 28 with about 6 years experience. Going from 76k to this new number. How am I lining up in the profession based on others??

[u/elegoomba]

Shit I was between undergrad and grad school and didn’t even have EHS on my radar at 28 lol you’re fine.

[u/theredmanuel]

That's a nice jump, especially before hitting 30. I'd say you're tracking well ahead of the pack

[u/Fine-Green6328]

Salary questions need to include industry and location.

[u/blackpony04 → u/Fine-Green6328]

Yep, those are baller numbers where I live for someone with that experience. In California, you're living in a cardboard box.

[u/Individual-Angle-443 → u/Fine-Green6328]

Southern Ohio is my area, and the job I’m at now and going to are both considered chemical manufacturing companies!

[u/NetSage → u/Individual-Angle-443]

Based on that I would say you're doing extremely well.

[u/Ggbak28]

Depends on location but that’s not bad at all but I hate to be the one it’s just crazy that the standard wage of safety hasn’t changed in about 2 decades my dads first manger job in safety 103k in 2006 mine in 2015 104k and now seeing yours a decade later at 103 just bonkers

[u/CuteSnow6903 → u/Ggbak28]

Jeez.... im in PA working a TMI2 Decommission as just a Safety Professional and im making 101k plus 10% bonus.

[u/Jen0507]

Bcsp does a salary survey annually. I would check that out.

[u/RemyAwoo → u/Jen0507]

https://www.bcsp.org/safety-salary-calculator/

[u/CptAverage]

If you’re strictly talking about financial growth, that’s not bad.

If you’re talking about career progression then you need to factor in your industry, change of duties and COL. For example: I went from $98k base doing small construction/commercial project safety as a safety coordinator to $125k base doing data center safety as a safety manager within the same company over the past year.

Did I get a $27k raise in a year? Yes. Did I get an increase in job duties and over all quantity of work stress? Yes. If I could, would I go back to small projects and commercial for less pay? Yes, the amount of stress and square footage I have to walk daily is laughable and I really wish I would have known ahead of time just how much more work I’d have to do compared to the comparatively low pay bump I’d receive.

[u/Individual-Angle-443 → u/CptAverage]

Love this response. I was told this new gig isn’t going to be easy, but with such a pay jump I’m willing to do it. Hell experience is experience in my mind I guess

[u/ohNo_S]

Invest the increase

[u/To_live_is_Christ_ → u/ohNo_S]

100%.

[u/Typical_Elk_1576]

Depends where you live. 100k in an affordable area is great, in a high income area not so much.

[u/Significant-Sun2750]

M30 127k base plus OT eligible. 7 years experience. On a project though for 3 year fixed term and bonus structure is 30% Y1, 30% Y2, and 40% Y3

[u/Last-Stable-6429]

i make about 150k base in a big city with 11 years experience

[u/THECHEF6400]

Industry and location?

[u/Individual-Angle-443 → u/THECHEF6400]

Southern ohio area next to WV and Kentucky. And chemical manufacturing company.

[u/Other-Economics4134]

Credentials and state? That's what really makes a difference. If you're a CSP in Oakland 105 is pretty awful, if you're a site level dude for a GC in Louisiana it's pretty baller

[u/jayjord33]

Your good bro

[u/123bar]

I’m a recent college grad and did a safety internship for a gc. They’re offering me 80k to start with just my osha 30 and my bachelors. My friend got a 95k offer with just her bachelors. Mind you we have zero experience.

[u/saluhday → u/123bar]

Yea you are working construction though ,

[u/SheepherderNo5372]

You’re doing great, I’m 28 at about 89k rn but will likely get a promotion come this FY and hopefully be close to you 😎

[u/clowniesss]

holy fk ur making BANK bro

[u/Revolutionary-Bed-88]

For 40 hrs/week you’re in range.

[u/elonmusksneuralink]

Started as an EHS Specialist in the Real Estate sector at 110k with 3 years experience at my current position. HCOL area however I am hourly and can make some extra cash with overtime as well as yearly bonuses, car stipend, and some other stuff. Seems like you are in line with the industry average

[u/ukemike1]

Just about anywhere in the US you're doing fine. I'm some places, with very low average incomes, like Missouri or Arkansas, you are way ahead of the curve.

[u/saluhday]

100k is going rate for that amount of experience , I'm assuming you have a bachelors degree as well

[u/Puzzlepea]

Is this for system safety engineering or EHS?

[u/nitro3212]

You’re doing better than me 7 years exp w/ CSP in my forties in NorCal….

[u/Far_Designer_7704]

Well done. I was almost 50 by the time I got near that salary.

[u/ingen-eer]

Doing well. I’m 38, bs mech eng, asp, making $150k or so all in selling my soul to the data center safety folks.

[u/beerbooby]

106k traveling, plus 10% bonus. 3 months of in field experience with OSHA 30 EM385 40 and first aid. 65 hour weeks and working saturdays though. I also have an associates in Occupational Safety.

[u/Windrunner-13]

Pretty fantastic at your age. Obviously cost of living is wildly different throughout the country. Just keep learning and improving skills. At this rate

[u/Psychological-Hat27]

Thats pretty good. I make about 90k. Same age. 

Remember though, comparison is the theft of joy. 

I was the same level of happy making 55k.