How much do mine safety managers make in 2026?
Mine safety managers are counted in the BLS occupational health and safety specialists series, where OEWS May 2025 reports a national median of $90,150 a year ($43.34 an hour) for SOC 19-5011, a bottom 10% near $55,000 and a top 10% at $134,950 across 140,610 workers. This site publishes several records against that code and it pools safety practitioners across every industry, so it is not mining-specific. What makes mine safety a distinct discipline is the regulatory regime. MSHA inspects mines on a mandated frequency — every underground mine four times a year, surface mines twice — arrives without notice, and issues citations and orders that can close a section or a mine on the spot. Penalties attach to the operator, and in defined circumstances to individual agents of the operator personally. That combination gives mine safety managers a level of direct regulatory exposure that most safety roles do not carry, and it is reflected in pay at the upper end of this band for managers at larger operations. The practical work is training compliance under Part 46 or 48, workplace examinations, ventilation and ground control plan compliance, accident investigation and inspection management. Employment across the pooled series is projected to grow 12.5% through 2034 with roughly 14,900 openings a year. → Full mine safety manager career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $90,150 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- Mine Safety Managers earn a national median $90,150/yr ($43.34/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 19-5011); the P10 to P90 range is $55,000 to $134,950.
- MSHA inspects on a mandated frequency without notice and can close a section on the spot, which gives this role a level of regulatory exposure most safety positions do not carry.
- Penalties attach to the operator and, in defined circumstances, to individual agents of the operator personally — a genuine distinction from general industry safety practice.
- The published figure is a pooled cross-industry safety median, and mine safety managers at larger operations sit toward the upper end of the $55,000 to $134,950 band.
US Mine Safety Manager Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do mine safety managers earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 19-5011; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 19-5011, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does a mine safety manager earn at each career stage?
Mine safety pay follows the size of the operation and the depth of your MSHA fluency. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 19-5011.
By State
Which states pay mine safety managers the most in 2026?
These are modeled state estimates — the pooled national occupational health and safety median scaled by the GlobalCybers state wage index — not BLS state observations. Mine safety roles exist only where mines do, and several states operate their own mining agencies alongside MSHA, which adds a further compliance layer independent of wage levels.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($103,670), the highest-paying state shown. See all 51 state salary guides →
By Metro
Which cities pay mine safety managers the most?
Modeled metro estimates: the national median scaled by the state wage index and then by that state's published metro index. They estimate local wage levels and are not BLS metropolitan-area observations. Mining operations are rural, so metro figures are a poor guide to where these positions actually sit.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a mine safety manager’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does mine safety manager pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Mine Safety Managers sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify mine safety manager wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a mine safety manager actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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