How much does a safety supervisor make?
Answer: A typical safety supervisor in the United States makes $76,400 a year (median, May 2025, US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Line up 100 people; this is the one in the middle (median). about 21,000 people work in this job. Well above the US-wide typical pay ($50,980).
If 100 people had this job
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Safety supervisor pay in the United States (May 2025, median and spread)
| Lower earner (10th from bottom) | Typical person (median) | Higher earner (10th from top) | People in this job |
|---|---|---|---|
| $41,110 | $76,400 | $103,420 | about 21,000 |
| State | Typical person (median) | People in this job |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $92,930 | about 2,000 |
| California | $92,690 | about 2,000 |
| Washington | $79,270 | about 680 |
| Florida | $78,730 | about 1,000 |
| Georgia | $77,540 | about 550 |
Why does pay differ?
In the United States, pay can differ with experience, job-related licenses or certificates, and the type of employer. More complex duties, greater responsibility, and location can also make a difference.
What if you lived in a different state?
Pay varies a lot by state in the USTop 5 and bottom 3 states, typical (median) yearly pay.
What does a safety supervisor do?
All protective service supervisors not listed separately above.
What's a typical day like?
The day depends on the specialty: supervisors assign staff, check reports, and handle public calls. An animal-services supervisor may patrol by radio, answer dangerous-animal calls, investigate bites, and issue citations.
How to get this job
A common route is finishing high school, gaining years in frontline protective work, then moving into supervision. Requirements vary; animal-services supervisors may need a driver’s license and specialty certificates.
Did you know?
Some animal-services supervisors still patrol in a radio-equipped vehicle and capture or impound animals themselves—not just assign work.
Earn more in the same field
Protective Service jobs that pay a bit moreSources and data
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (bls.gov); descriptions and related jobs from O*NET 31.0. Figures as of May 2025, full-time yearly pay (hourly × 2,080 hours). bls.gov/oes · O*NET OnLine
Pages used for the text
- www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/wage-differences.htm
- www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes331099.htm
- live.laborstats.alaska.gov/soc-codes?field_soc_broad_major_group_target_id=349
- washoecounty.gov/humanresources/files/hrfiles/60002230_1.pdf
- www.omb.nd.gov/protective-services
- www.onetonline.org/link/summary/33-1099.00
Data: US BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1 USD = 150 JPY