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Pipeline Safety Engineer

Class code 2278 · Bargaining Unit R09

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
RangeMonthlyAnnual
A$8,755 to $10,340$105,060 to $124,080
B$9,195 to $11,863$110,340 to $142,356
C$11,078 to $14,298$132,936 to $171,576

Representation

Professional Engineers in California Government represents Bargaining Unit R09, Professional Engineers.

Where these jobs are

26 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of26

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors across all California employers was $131,540 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $105,060 to $171,576 a year.

Footnotes

  • Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
  • Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)
  • Footnote 21 Class designated as an exception to State Personnel Board Rule 431.
  • Footnote 34 Classes not eligible for Night Shift Differential.

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.