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Safety Engineer Career Market Report 2026

1,676 active jobs. 449 companies. Median salary $100K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,676
Active Job Openings
449
Companies Hiring
$100K
Median Salary (US)
77%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Safety Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 77% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $100K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $155K.

Remote roles pay 6% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Data Analysis is the most-demanded skill at 15%

Project Management demand rose +9.3pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 152 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$89K, +89%)

Salary increase: +$89K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 12% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager98$80K$100K$135K
Senior40$84K$124K$166K
Junior14$70K$78K$126K
Mid-Level14$80K$95K$118K
Staff13$135K$165K$220K
Lead9$70K$90K$148K
Director3$112K$189K$291K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$89K (89%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States161$100KUSD
Remote5$94KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.2%
Remote2.2%
Hybrid0.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Data Analysis
15%
Environmental Compliance
14%
Advocacy
12%
AI/LLM
12%
Project Management
9%
Environmental Science
7%

Skills on the Rise

Project Management ↑+9.3pp

Declining in Demand

OSHA ↓-33.1ppJournalism ↓-26.8ppCPR / First Aid ↓-23.1ppExcel ↓-21.5ppMental Health ↓-19.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon1529.1%
Erm332.0%
Sgs291.7%
Jabil251.5%
Micron241.4%
Mydpr221.3%
Parsons221.3%
Space x201.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States731
United Kingdom34
Remote30
Mexico27
China26
Germany21
India19
Canada18

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree59.6%766
Bachelor's Degree16.9%217
Master's Degree10.3%133
PhD / Doctorate0.5%7
MBA0.2%2
High School / GED0.2%2

Certifications

CPR Certified (12%)OSHA Certified (9%)

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