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Safety and Occupational Health Management federal salary series 0018

Full-time federal employees in the Safety and Occupational Health Management series earned a median of $110,862 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 1% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $93,304 and $134,822.

Median pay
$110,862
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$93,304–$134,822
25th–75th percentile
Employees
5,944
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
-0.3%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Safety and Occupational Health Management
All federal (full-time)

What shapes safety and occupational health management pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (2,067 employees, median $106,731). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Labor (759 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($150,203) and lowest in Kansas ($95,475), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 58% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Safety and Occupational Health Management pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Safety and Occupational Health Management pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 251 $69,954 $65,271–$77,083
GS-11 1,230 $87,128 $82,148–$94,616
GS-12 2,067 $106,731 $98,630–$116,030
GS-13 951 $133,964 $124,177–$142,412
GS-14 370 $161,689 $150,866–$172,700
GS-15 100 $197,200 $185,977–$197,200
GL-9 134 $82,301 $77,812–$84,474

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Safety and Occupational Health Management pay by agency

Safety and Occupational Health Management pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Labor 759 $119,315 $101,918–$142,549
Department of Veterans Affairs 403 $95,475 $82,800–$111,704
Department of Justice 280 $89,049 $80,243–$109,163
Department of the Interior 252 $106,453 $92,491–$124,500
Department of Homeland Security 228 $119,897 $105,693–$135,802
Department of Agriculture 191 $95,122 $82,148–$112,220
Department of Health and Human Services 124 $127,564 $105,222–$146,325
Department of Transportation 94 $132,824 $116,121–$149,056
Department of Energy 82 $138,370 $118,656–$155,576
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 50 $135,828 $111,680–$155,040
Department of Commerce 45 $144,600 $125,000–$178,099
Department of the Treasury 37 $121,645 $98,095–$146,337

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Safety and Occupational Health Management pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Safety and Occupational Health Management pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 190 $110,282 $92,491–$129,602
California 163 $113,185 $95,769–$138,959
District of Columbia 156 $150,203 $133,142–$181,430
Florida 152 $99,191 $85,460–$120,629
Illinois 118 $119,543 $106,731–$139,558
Pennsylvania 118 $107,196 $92,395–$127,849
Georgia 104 $119,897 $97,809–$140,697
Colorado 83 $113,320 $95,475–$142,412
Maryland 81 $145,372 $125,845–$172,700
Ohio 76 $105,854 $99,447–$121,203

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved −0.3% from $111,219 in September 2025 to $110,862 in September 2026. Headcount went from 6,461 to 5,944 (−8.0%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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