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HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) Salary
by City (2026)

Lead health, safety, and environmental compliance across energy operations. National median: $112K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$112K

Top 10% earn

$170K

Entry level

$85K

Salary growth

+3.5%/yr

HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$111K	$146K	$182K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$109K	$143K	$179K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$105K	$138K	$172K	187	6.85%
Oakland, CA	$104K	$137K	$171K	185	9.3%
Cambridge, MA	$104K	$137K	$172K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$104K	$137K	$172K	185	11%
Houston, TX	$102K	$134K	$168K	91	None ✓
Bellevue, WA	$102K	$134K	$168K	175	None ✓
Washington, DC	$102K	$134K	$168K	152	8.5%
Irvine, CA	$101K	$133K	$166K	172	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$100K	$132K	$165K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$100K	$132K	$165K	162	5%
Anchorage, AK	$100K	$132K	$165K	128	None ✓
Yonkers, NY	$99K	$131K	$164K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$99K	$131K	$164K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$99K	$130K	$163K	162	None ✓
Los Angeles, CA	$98K	$129K	$161K	163	9.3%
San Diego, CA	$98K	$129K	$161K	148	9.3%
Denver, CO	$98K	$129K	$161K	118	4.55%
Arlington, VA	$98K	$129K	$161K	148	5.75%
Jersey City, NJ	$98K	$129K	$161K	162	10.75%
Stamford, CT	$98K	$129K	$161K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$97K	$128K	$160K	155	11%
Anaheim, CA	$95K	$126K	$157K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$96K	$126K	$158K	150	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$95K	$126K	$157K	148	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$95K	$125K	$156K	145	5.75%
Newark, NJ	$95K	$125K	$157K	155	10.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$95K	$125K	$156K	145	10.75%
Sacramento, CA	$94K	$123K	$154K	128	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$94K	$123K	$154K	155	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$93K	$123K	$153K	138	9.3%
Portland, OR	$94K	$123K	$154K	130	9.9%
Paterson, NJ	$94K	$123K	$154K	140	10.75%
Edison, NJ	$93K	$123K	$153K	138	10.75%
Honolulu, HI	$94K	$123K	$154K	192	11%
Fairbanks, AK	$93K	$123K	$153K	138	None ✓
Dallas, TX	$92K	$121K	$151K	96	None ✓
Austin, TX	$92K	$121K	$151K	110	None ✓
Worcester, MA	$92K	$121K	$151K	120	5%
Salt Lake City, UT	$92K	$121K	$151K	105	4.85%
Fort Worth, TX	$89K	$118K	$147K	93	None ✓
Plano, TX	$89K	$118K	$147K	105	None ✓
Irving, TX	$89K	$118K	$147K	97	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$89K	$118K	$147K	107	4.95%
Tacoma, WA	$89K	$118K	$147K	128	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$89K	$118K	$147K	112	4.55%
Philadelphia, PA	$89K	$118K	$147K	110	3.07%
Minneapolis, MN	$89K	$118K	$147K	106	6.8%
Provo, UT	$89K	$118K	$147K	100	4.85%
Huntsville, AL	$89K	$118K	$147K	88	5%
Baltimore, MD	$89K	$118K	$147K	115	5.75%
New Haven, CT	$89K	$118K	$147K	122	6.99%
Hartford, CT	$89K	$118K	$147K	118	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$89K	$117K	$146K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	9.3%
Hialeah, FL	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	None ✓
Naperville, IL	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	4.55%
Lowell, MA	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	5%
Ann Arbor, MI	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	4.25%
Gresham, OR	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	9.9%
Frederick, MD	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	5.75%
Bridgeport, CT	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	6.99%
Portland, ME	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	7.15%
Manchester, NH	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	None ✓
Concord, NH	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$88K	$116K	$146K	118	5.99%
Warwick, RI	$88K	$116K	$144K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$87K	$115K	$143K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$87K	$115K	$143K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$87K	$115K	$143K	112	4.75%
Arlington, TX	$87K	$114K	$143K	94	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$87K	$114K	$143K	108	None ✓
Miami, FL	$87K	$114K	$143K	123	None ✓
Scottsdale, AZ	$87K	$114K	$143K	118	2.5%
Atlanta, GA	$87K	$114K	$143K	99	5.75%
Raleigh, NC	$87K	$114K	$143K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$87K	$114K	$143K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$87K	$114K	$143K	104	6.8%
Eugene, OR	$87K	$114K	$143K	110	9.9%
Oklahoma City, OK	$87K	$114K	$143K	82	4.75%
Round Rock, TX	$86K	$113K	$142K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$86K	$113K	$142K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$86K	$113K	$142K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$86K	$113K	$142K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$86K	$113K	$142K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$86K	$113K	$142K	108	6.6%
Garland, TX	$85K	$112K	$140K	91	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$85K	$112K	$139K	102	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$85K	$112K	$141K	105	9.3%
Phoenix, AZ	$85K	$112K	$140K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$85K	$112K	$140K	105	2.5%
Colorado Springs, CO	$85K	$112K	$140K	102	4.55%
Springfield, MA	$85K	$112K	$141K	105	5%
Charlotte, NC	$85K	$112K	$140K	100	4.75%
Pittsburgh, PA	$85K	$112K	$140K	90	3.07%
Salem, OR	$85K	$112K	$141K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$85K	$112K	$141K	105	None ✓
Reno, NV	$85K	$112K	$140K	108	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$85K	$112K	$140K	80	4.75%
New Orleans, LA	$85K	$112K	$140K	92	6%
Baton Rouge, LA	$85K	$112K	$140K	88	6%
Meridian, ID	$85K	$112K	$141K	105	5.8%
Missoula, MT	$85K	$112K	$139K	102	6.75%
Denton, TX	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$84K	$111K	$139K	100	6.6%
San Antonio, TX	$83K	$110K	$137K	87	None ✓
Corpus Christi, TX	$83K	$110K	$137K	84	None ✓
Albany, NY	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	6.85%
Tampa, FL	$83K	$110K	$137K	102	None ✓
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$83K	$110K	$137K	118	None ✓
Virginia Beach, VA	$83K	$110K	$137K	98	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$83K	$110K	$137K	98	5.75%
Nashville, TN	$83K	$110K	$137K	102	None ✓
North Las Vegas, NV	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$83K	$110K	$137K	105	6.5%
Nampa, ID	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$84K	$110K	$138K	98	7.15%
Midland, TX	$82K	$109K	$136K	92	None ✓
Bakersfield, CA	$83K	$109K	$137K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$83K	$109K	$137K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$83K	$109K	$137K	95	2.5%
Athens, GA	$82K	$109K	$136K	92	5.75%
Norfolk, VA	$83K	$109K	$137K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$83K	$109K	$137K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$83K	$109K	$137K	95	3.07%
Duluth, MN	$82K	$109K	$136K	92	6.8%
North Charleston, SC	$83K	$109K	$137K	95	6.5%
Greenville, SC	$82K	$109K	$136K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$82K	$109K	$136K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$82K	$108K	$135K	90	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$82K	$108K	$134K	100	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$82K	$108K	$135K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$82K	$108K	$135K	90	4.95%
Mesa, AZ	$82K	$108K	$134K	98	2.5%
Columbus, OH	$82K	$108K	$134K	90	3.99%
Sterling Heights, MI	$82K	$108K	$135K	90	4.25%
Madison, WI	$82K	$108K	$134K	102	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$82K	$108K	$135K	90	5.3%
Las Vegas, NV	$82K	$108K	$134K	102	None ✓
Fargo, ND	$82K	$108K	$135K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	5%
Great Falls, MT	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$81K	$107K	$134K	88	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	None ✓
Jacksonville, FL	$81K	$106K	$133K	93	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$81K	$106K	$133K	105	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	4.75%
Detroit, MI	$81K	$106K	$133K	82	4.25%
Warren, MI	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	4.25%
Kansas City, MO	$81K	$106K	$133K	90	5.3%
Independence, MO	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$81K	$106K	$133K	88	3.23%
Lafayette, LA	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$81K	$106K	$133K	85	4.9%
Amarillo, TX	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	None ✓
Killeen, TX	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	None ✓
Waco, TX	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	4.95%
Pueblo, CO	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	5.75%
Macon, GA	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	None ✓
Cincinnati, OH	$80K	$105K	$132K	88	3.99%
Akron, OH	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	3.07%
St. Louis, MO	$80K	$105K	$132K	86	5.3%
Springfield, MO	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	3.23%
South Bend, IN	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$80K	$105K	$132K	90	5.3%
Bowling Green, KY	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	5%
Mobile, AL	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	5%
Norman, OK	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	4.75%
Broken Arrow, OK	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$80K	$105K	$132K	82	4.82%
Las Cruces, NM	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$79K	$105K	$131K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$79K	$104K	$130K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$79K	$104K	$130K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$79K	$104K	$130K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$79K	$104K	$130K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$79K	$104K	$130K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$79K	$104K	$130K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$78K	$103K	$129K	75	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$78K	$103K	$129K	102	9.3%
Spokane, WA	$78K	$103K	$129K	95	None ✓
Savannah, GA	$78K	$103K	$129K	92	5.75%
Knoxville, TN	$78K	$103K	$129K	85	None ✓
Louisville, KY	$78K	$103K	$129K	85	5%
Birmingham, AL	$78K	$103K	$129K	82	5%
Albuquerque, NM	$78K	$103K	$129K	88	5.9%
Fort Smith, AR	$78K	$103K	$129K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$78K	$103K	$129K	75	6.5%
Rochester, NY	$77K	$101K	$126K	90	6.85%
Memphis, TN	$77K	$101K	$126K	82	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$77K	$101K	$126K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$77K	$101K	$126K	90	4.25%
Des Moines, IA	$77K	$101K	$126K	88	4.82%
Wichita, KS	$77K	$101K	$126K	82	5.7%
Omaha, NE	$77K	$101K	$126K	88	5.84%
El Paso, TX	$75K	$99K	$123K	82	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$75K	$99K	$123K	88	6.85%
Tucson, AZ	$75K	$99K	$123K	90	2.5%
Columbia, SC	$75K	$99K	$123K	88	6.5%
Lubbock, TX	$72K	$95K	$119K	78	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$72K	$95K	$119K	82	4.9%
Laredo, TX	$70K	$92K	$115K	76	None ✓

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HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) is $112,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $85,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $140,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment)s nationally earn $170,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's degree. This role is 20% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) compensation is growing at 3.5% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) salary FAQ

How much does a HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) make?

The median HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) salary in the US is $112,000 per year — about $54/hour. Most earn between $85,000 (25th percentile) and $140,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment)?

Entry-level HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) positions typically start around $85,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment)s earn?

The top 10% of HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment)s earn $170,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment)s the most?

San Francisco has the highest median HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) salary at $146K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) salaries going up?

Yes — HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) pay is growing about 3.5% year over year, near the US average wage-growth rate.

HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment) Salaryby City (2026)