Average Safety Manager Salary

The top respondents for the job title Safety Manager are from the companies Tyson Foods, Inc., Turner Construction Company and Amazon.com Inc. Reported salaries are highest at Tyson Foods, Inc. where the average pay is $85,406. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Amazon.com Inc, earning around $85,113 and $75,000, respectively. First Student, Inc. pays the lowest at around $45,316. Nibco Inc. and Matcor also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $56,877 and $62,488, respectively.

Skills in OSHA Compliance and Risk Management / Risk Control are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Training Program Development, Training and Safety Compliance.

An entry-level Safety Manager with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $54,885 based on 88 salaries. An early career Safety Manager with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $61,404 based on 1,360 salaries. A mid-career Safety Manager with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $72,470 based on 1,204 salaries. An experienced Safety Manager with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $77,957 based on 1,328 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $81,797.

Employees with Safety Manager in their job title in Houston, Texas earn an average of 15.7% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Los Angeles, California (15.6% more) and Seattle, Washington (12.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (1.7% less).