Associate Safety Engineer

Class code 3929 · Bargaining Unit R09

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
Monthly	Annual
$9,713 to $12,151	$116,556 to $145,812

Representation

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

Bargaining Unit R09 raise history
The current memorandum of understanding

Where these jobs are

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

Department	Employees
Department of Industrial Relations	231
Compensation Insurance Fund, State	37
Department of Water Resources	19
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery	5
Parks, California State	2

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 $116,556 to $145,812 a year.

Footnotes

Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)