SOC 17-2111 · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Salary in Palm Bay, FL

The average salary for health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors) in Palm Bay, Florida is $118,690 a year ($57.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $120,660: half of the 120 people in this job in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($119,770).

$118,690average per year

$57.06 / hourMedian $120,660Take-home ≈ $92,328

  • $79K10th
  • $98K25th
  • $121KMedian
  • $138K75th
  • $169K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 7Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors pay range in Palm Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $78,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $169,400 or more. The middle half of health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors) in Palm Bay earn between $98,380 and $138,010.

  • $79K10th
  • $98K25th
  • $121KMedian
  • $138K75th
  • $169K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$118,690$9,891$57.06
Median$120,660$10,055$58.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$98,380$8,198$47.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$138,010$11,501$66.35

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors pay in Palm Bay vs. Florida and the U.S.

Health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors) in Palm Bay earn 15% more than the Florida average ($102,830) and about the same as the U.S. average ($119,770). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $115,160.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Palm Bay$118,690$120,660$78,790$169,400120
Florida$102,830$101,790$60,820$149,030770
United States$119,770$115,160$68,420$171,25021,450

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary after taxes in Palm Bay

On the average salary of $118,690, a single filer in Palm Bay takes home about $92,328 a year, or $7,694 a month and $3,551 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Palm Bay a good place for health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Palm Bay area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.0), so the average $118,690 buys what about $118,684 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Palm Bay ($49,030). A typical home costs $344,841, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary in other Florida cities

Palm Bay ranks 1st of 7 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors)

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,140).

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary by city

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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary in Palm Bay: questions

How much do health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors) make an hour in Palm Bay?

$57.06 an hour on average, and $58.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors) salary in Palm Bay?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $78,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $98,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors) take-home pay in Palm Bay?

About $92,328 a year ($7,694 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $118,690. Florida has no state income tax.

Do health and safety engineers (except mining safety engineers and inspectors) earn more in Palm Bay than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($119,770).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-2111; area Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (37340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.63, this job is 3.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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