Safety Engineering federal salary series 0803
Full-time federal employees in the Safety Engineering series earned a median of $122,980 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 12% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $104,860 and $150,350.
What shapes safety engineering pay
The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (64 employees, median $114,962). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Labor (59 employees). 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 74% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Safety Engineering pay by grade
Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.
| Pay plan–grade | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| GS-12 | 64 | $114,962 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Safety Engineering pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 59 | $116,362 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved −5.2% from $129,792 in September 2025 to $122,980 in September 2026. Headcount went from 411 to 352 (−14.4%). 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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