Idaho’s safety and EHS managers report an estimated median of about $83,000 a year, in a market reshaped in recent years by rapid semiconductor and population growth.
Safety and EHS managers in Idaho earn an estimated median of about $83,000 a year, with a typical range of $64,740 to $112,050 depending on industry, employer size, certifications and experience. The figure is derived from the BLS OES national median for occupational health & safety specialists (SOC 19-5011) — $83,910 in the May 2024 release — scaled to Idaho’s wage level. Idaho’s traditional base of food processing and agriculture (potatoes, dairy) and timber/forest products has been joined in recent years by a major expansion of semiconductor manufacturing, anchored by Micron’s operations in Boise, which has added meaningful new EHS hiring in advanced manufacturing. Idaho’s cost of living has historically run below the national median, though it has climbed quickly in the Boise metro area alongside the state’s rapid population growth.
Idaho has not adopted its own OSHA State Plan, so workplace safety is enforced directly by federal OSHA. Safety managers in the state work against the standard federal 29 CFR 1910/1926 rules, and can access the free OSHA On-Site Consultation Program for a compliance check outside of a formal inspection.
Boise anchors Idaho’s safety-manager job market by a wide margin, driven largely by semiconductor manufacturing and a growing construction sector; Meridian and Nampa, both part of the greater Boise metro, add further manufacturing and logistics-related demand.
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How much does a safety manager make in Idaho?
Idaho safety and EHS managers earn an estimated median of about $83,000 a year, with a typical range of $64,740 to $112,050 depending on industry, employer size, certifications and experience. The figure is an estimate anchored on BLS OES data.
Does Idaho have its own OSHA program?
No. Idaho has not adopted an OSHA-approved State Plan, so workplace safety is enforced directly by federal OSHA.
What’s driving safety-manager demand in Idaho?
Idaho’s traditional base of food processing and agriculture, plus timber and forest products, has been joined in recent years by a major expansion of semiconductor manufacturing anchored by Micron’s operations in Boise, adding meaningful new EHS hiring in advanced manufacturing.
Is Idaho still a low-cost-of-living state?
Historically yes, and Idaho’s cost of living still runs below the national median overall, but it has climbed quickly in the Boise metro area alongside the state’s rapid population growth.
Salary figures are estimates derived from BLS national OES data scaled to state wage levels — not a guarantee or an offer. Verify current local data with BLS and employers. ← All states · Home