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Average Occupational Health And Safety Technicians Salary in Akron, OH

Occupational Health And Safety Technicians in Akron, OH earn a median annual salary of $63,000, which is +7.8% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Akron, OH (metro area).

$63,000
Akron, OH median annual wage
$30/hour median
+7.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $58,440
70
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.09
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$51,010
25th
$57,320
Median
$63,000
75th
$76,530
90th
$82,930

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Akron, OH, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,473
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 96.4%
Rents: 76.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Anchorage, AK$89,490Compare90
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$86,190Compare200
Omaha, NE-IA$82,930Compare60
Baton Rouge, LA$80,810Compare210
Albuquerque, NM$77,130Compare270
Madison, WI$76,720Compare80

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Akron, OH

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$213,9001.93
Nurse Anesthetists$185,1402.52
Chief Executives$180,4600.62
Computer And Information Systems Managers$161,8400.56
Architectural And Engineering Managers$158,9601.05
Optometrists$139,6001.16
Marketing Managers$138,2500.69
Purchasing Managers$135,3001.27

Akron, OH has salary data for 478 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Occupational Health And Safety Technicians in Akron, OH

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Occupational Health And Safety Technicians are projected to change by +8.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.