What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Safety Director's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Safety Director?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Safety Director roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Safety Director's salary?

An Assistant Safety Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $90,531 for beginners, reaching about $146,538 at mid-level, and approach $196,898 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Safety Director?

Assistant Safety Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Safety Director roles are District of Columbia $163,353, California $162,733, Massachusetts $160,565. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Safety Director roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Safety Director level roles vary by specialization: Corporate Safety Director: $217,450; Nuclear Safety Director: $169,278; Labor Safety Director: $165,100; Workplace Safety Director: $165,090; Safety Director: $165,017.

Assistant Safety Director Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Safety Director make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Safety Director in Colorado is $150,532 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

However, an Assistant Safety Director's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $187,166
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $135,097 to $169,708
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $121,044

10% $121,044

50% (Median) $150,532

90% $187,166

Assistant Safety Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$169,708	$14,142	$3,264	$82
Average	$150,532	$12,544	$2,895	$72
25th Percentile	$135,097	$11,258	$2,598	$65

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Safety Director Salaries

An Assistant Safety Director's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Safety Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Safety Director's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $90,531
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,589
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $146,538
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $164,259
Expert (over 8 years): $196,898

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Safety Supervisor	less than 1 year	$90,531
Safety Manager	1-2 years	$99,589
Assistant Safety Director	2-4 years	$146,538
Safety Director	5-8 years	$164,259
VP of Safety	over 8 years	$196,898

How Do Assistant Safety Director Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Safety Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,353.
California: $162,733.
Massachusetts: $160,565.

District of Columbia $163,353 California $162,733 Massachusetts $160,565 Washington $159,974 New Jersey $159,915 Alaska $159,709 Connecticut $157,673 New York $156,847

Hawaii $154,206 Rhode Island $152,966 Maryland $152,125 Minnesota $150,975 Colorado $150,532 Illinois $150,384 Oregon $149,824 Delaware $149,411

New Hampshire $149,151 Virginia $148,570 Pennsylvania $146,873 Nevada $146,017 North Dakota $145,737 Michigan $145,294 Wisconsin $145,132 Vermont $144,808

Texas $143,908 Maine $143,849 Arizona $143,760 Ohio $143,657 Georgia $142,299 Indiana $141,621 Wyoming $141,488 Utah $141,281

Iowa $141,193 Kansas $140,485 Louisiana $140,278 North Carolina $140,204 Missouri $140,175 Florida $139,600 Montana $139,290 Nebraska $138,995

Kentucky $138,832 South Carolina $138,242 Tennessee $137,873 Idaho $137,726 New Mexico $136,649 Oklahoma $136,413 Alabama $135,542 South Dakota $134,082

Arkansas $133,285 West Virginia $132,857 Mississippi $131,573

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Safety Director

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $147,584
Hygiene: $152,714
Johnstown: $147,913

Glen Haven, CO $147,584

Hygiene, CO $152,714

Johnstown, CO $147,913

Laporte, CO $146,274

Livermore, CO $145,799

Loveland, CO $147,451

Lyons, CO $152,446

Masonville, CO $146,367

Mead, CO $149,594

Milliken, CO $147,708

Niwot, CO $153,912

Red Feather Lakes, CO $146,200

Severance, CO $146,484

Timnath, CO $146,295

Wellington, CO $145,476

Windsor, CO $146,506

Brighton, CO $150,137

Ault, CO $146,227

Briggsdale, CO $146,267

Carr, CO $143,751

Eastlake, CO $150,528

Eaton, CO $146,689

Evans, CO $147,435

Fort Lupton, CO $149,709

Galeton, CO $146,703

Gilcrest, CO $148,241

Gill, CO $146,944

Greeley, CO $147,072

Henderson, CO $150,370

Hudson, CO $149,216

Keenesburg, CO $148,496

Kersey, CO $146,962

La Salle, CO $147,986

Lucerne, CO $146,914

Nunn, CO $145,762

Orchard, CO $146,249

Pierce, CO $146,320

Ohio City, CO $147,825

Parlin, CO $147,130

Penrose, CO $145,845

Pitkin, CO $147,642

Poncha Springs, CO $146,641

Powderhorn, CO $146,823

Rockvale, CO $145,182

Sargents, CO $146,394

Twin Lakes, CO $151,228

Westcliffe, CO $145,263

Wetmore, CO $144,330

Durango, CO $147,235

Cahone, CO $146,872

Cortez, CO $146,761

Dolores, CO $147,111

Dove Creek, CO $146,726

Egnar, CO $146,807

Hesperus, CO $145,948

Lewis, CO $147,131

Mancos, CO $146,758

Marvel, CO $145,944

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $145,998

Pleasant View, CO $146,450

Rico, CO $147,146

Towaoc, CO $146,149

Yellow Jacket, CO $146,956

Montrose, CO $147,696

Austin, CO $147,888

Bedrock, CO $146,770

Cedaredge, CO $148,039

Cory, CO $147,853

Crawford, CO $147,434

Delta, CO $147,693

Eckert, CO $147,925

Hotchkiss, CO $147,834

Lazear, CO $147,723

Naturita, CO $147,068

Norwood, CO $147,125

Nucla, CO $147,294

Olathe, CO $147,531

Ophir, CO $147,285

Ouray, CO $147,261

Paonia, CO $148,512

Paradox, CO $146,851

Placerville, CO $147,149

Redvale, CO $147,195

Ridgway, CO $147,240

Silverton, CO $146,993

Somerset, CO $148,962

Telluride, CO $147,313

Grand Junction, CO $148,605

Platteville, CO $148,570

Roggen, CO $147,037

Weldona, CO $145,902

Wiggins, CO $146,683

Fort Morgan, CO $145,961

Log Lane Village, CO $146,439

Akron, CO $144,903

Amherst, CO $144,439

Atwood, CO $145,411

Brush, CO $145,401

Crook, CO $144,998

Eckley, CO $144,541

Fleming, CO $145,275

Grover, CO $145,160

Haxtun, CO $145,246

Hereford, CO $144,234

Hillrose, CO $145,544

Holyoke, CO $144,806

Idalia, CO $144,080

Iliff, CO $145,379

Julesburg, CO $144,793

Lindon, CO $144,282

Merino, CO $145,538

New Raymer, CO $145,505

Otis, CO $145,033

Ovid, CO $144,843

Padroni, CO $145,010

Paoli, CO $145,247

Peetz, CO $144,970

Sedgwick, CO $144,896

Snyder, CO $145,429

Sterling, CO $145,660

Stoneham, CO $145,513

Vernon, CO $144,217

Woodrow, CO $144,583

Wray, CO $144,505

Yuma, CO $144,989

Anton, CO $144,319

Arapahoe, CO $143,182

Arriba, CO $143,701

Bethune, CO $143,913

Burlington, CO $143,779

Calhan, CO $146,054

Cascade, CO $147,255

Cheyenne Wells, CO $143,390

Cope, CO $144,251

Cripple Creek, CO $146,978

Divide, CO $147,056

Flagler, CO $143,849

Florissant, CO $146,937

Fountain, CO $146,041

Genoa, CO $143,798

Green Mountain Falls, CO $147,218

Guffey, CO $146,779

Hugo, CO $142,918

Joes, CO $144,394

Karval, CO $142,088

Kirk, CO $144,275

Kit Carson, CO $143,211

Limon, CO $144,666

Lake George, CO $147,158

Manitou Springs, CO $147,255

Matheson, CO $144,560

Peyton, CO $146,743

Ramah, CO $143,626

Rush, CO $143,968

Seibert, CO $143,788

Simla, CO $145,218

Stratton, CO $143,931

U S A F Academy, CO $147,246

Victor, CO $146,911

Vona, CO $143,872

Wild Horse, CO $142,935

Woodland Park, CO $147,134

Yoder, CO $144,523

Colorado Springs, CO $147,257

Clifton, CO $148,512

Fruita, CO $148,143

Gateway, CO $147,100

Glade Park, CO $147,609

Loma, CO $148,196

Mack, CO $147,803

Palisade, CO $148,244

Whitewater, CO $147,599

Glenwood Springs, CO $150,038

Dinosaur, CO $147,559

Aspen, CO $152,848

Snowmass Village, CO $152,842

Avon, CO $151,470

Basalt, CO $152,361

Carbondale, CO $151,795

Collbran, CO $148,098

Craig, CO $149,185

De Beque, CO $148,080

Eagle, CO $150,851

Edwards, CO $151,174

Parachute, CO $148,852

Battlement Mesa, CO $148,714

Gypsum, CO $150,100

Hamilton, CO $149,821

Hayden, CO $149,397

Maybell, CO $147,744

Meeker, CO $149,834

Meredith, CO $151,861

Mesa, CO $148,025

Minturn, CO $151,009

Molina, CO $147,937

New Castle, CO $149,520

Rangely, CO $148,160

Red Cliff, CO $150,989

Rifle, CO $149,150

Silt, CO $149,089

Slater, CO $148,475

Snowmass, CO $152,536

Wolcott, CO $150,941

Woody Creek, CO $152,838

Vail, CO $151,656

Pueblo, CO $142,786

Colorado City, CO $143,763

Aguilar, CO $144,390

Arlington, CO $141,848

Avondale, CO $143,168

Beulah, CO $143,772

Boncarbo, CO $144,461

Boone, CO $143,632

Branson, CO $143,279

Campo, CO $142,748

Cheraw, CO $143,022

Crowley, CO $143,328

Eads, CO $143,124

Fort Lyon, CO $142,966

Fowler, CO $143,376

Gardner, CO $144,780

Granada, CO $143,446

Hartman, CO $143,720

Hasty, CO $143,281

Haswell, CO $142,434

Hoehne, CO $144,228

Holly, CO $143,267

Kim, CO $143,132

La Junta, CO $143,224

Lamar, CO $143,661

Las Animas, CO $143,145

La Veta, CO $145,032

Mc Clave, CO $143,303

Manzanola, CO $143,114

Model, CO $143,332

Olney Springs, CO $142,869

Ordway, CO $142,158

Pritchett, CO $143,139

Rocky Ford, CO $142,907

Rye, CO $143,983

Sheridan Lake, CO $143,180

Springfield, CO $143,433

Sugar City, CO $141,777

Swink, CO $143,081

Trinchera, CO $143,610

Trinidad, CO $144,232

Two Buttes, CO $143,425

Vilas, CO $143,403

Walsenburg, CO $144,268

Walsh, CO $143,253

Weston, CO $144,734

Wiley, CO $143,171

Alamosa, CO $146,134

Antonito, CO $146,041

Arboles, CO $146,336

Arvada, CO $150,533

Aurora, CO $150,430

Bayfield, CO $146,748

Broomfield, CO $151,194

Commerce City, CO $150,179

Dupont, CO $150,467

Eldorado Springs, CO $154,049

Lafayette, CO $152,683

Louisville, CO $152,872

Westminster, CO $150,464

Wheat Ridge, CO $150,457

Agate, CO $145,126

Bennett, CO $148,899

Byers, CO $147,121

Castle Rock, CO $147,773

Deer Trail, CO $146,150

Elbert, CO $146,839

Elizabeth, CO $148,077

Englewood, CO $150,430

Franktown, CO $147,676

Kiowa, CO $147,012

Larkspur, CO $147,294

Littleton, CO $150,281

Lone Tree, CO $149,884

Louviers, CO $149,676

Monument, CO $147,149

Palmer Lake, CO $147,164

Parker, CO $149,335

Sedalia, CO $147,848

Strasburg, CO $148,425

Watkins, CO $149,539

Denver, CO $150,414

Thornton, CO $150,532

Boulder, CO $154,793

Golden, CO $150,445

Alma, CO $149,598

Bailey, CO $149,259

Black Hawk, CO $151,948

Bond, CO $150,926

Breckenridge, CO $149,918

Buffalo Creek, CO $148,742

Burns, CO $149,957

Central City, CO $151,094

Clark, CO $148,536

Climax, CO $150,091

Coalmont, CO $148,279

Como, CO $147,773

Conifer, CO $149,647

Cowdrey, CO $147,680

Dillon, CO $149,828

Dumont, CO $150,556

Evergreen, CO $150,184

Empire, CO $149,868

Fairplay, CO $147,910

Fraser, CO $150,038

Frisco, CO $150,753

Georgetown, CO $149,756

Granby, CO $149,638

Grand Lake, CO $149,555

Grant, CO $148,492

Hartsel, CO $147,122

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $149,437

Idaho Springs, CO $150,300

Idledale, CO $150,290

Indian Hills, CO $150,213

Jamestown, CO $154,544

Jefferson, CO $148,180

Kittredge, CO $150,228

Kremmling, CO $149,423

Leadville, CO $149,908

Mc Coy, CO $149,933

Morrison, CO $150,181

Nederland, CO $153,138

Oak Creek, CO $149,666

Parshall, CO $150,309

Phippsburg, CO $149,813

Pine, CO $148,922

Pinecliffe, CO $153,857

Rand, CO $148,289

Rollinsville, CO $152,423

Shawnee, CO $148,887

Silver Plume, CO $149,122

Steamboat Springs, CO $149,387

Tabernash, CO $150,387

Toponas, CO $149,757

Walden, CO $148,068

Ward, CO $152,735

Winter Park, CO $150,581

Yampa, CO $149,961

Silverthorne, CO $150,625

Longmont, CO $152,118

Allenspark, CO $151,428

Estes Park, CO $149,154

Bellvue, CO $147,245

Berthoud, CO $149,049

Dacono, CO $150,787

Drake, CO $147,298

Erie, CO $151,463

Firestone, CO $150,412

Fort Collins, CO $146,194

Frederick, CO $150,418

Blanca, CO $145,616

Capulin, CO $146,364

Center, CO $146,245

Chama, CO $145,117

Chimney Rock, CO $146,398

Chromo, CO $145,415

Conejos, CO $145,951

Creede, CO $146,717

Crestone, CO $145,684

Del Norte, CO $146,398

Fort Garland, CO $145,289

San Luis, CO $144,698

Homelake, CO $146,261

Hooper, CO $145,775

Ignacio, CO $146,116

Jaroso, CO $145,017

La Jara, CO $146,186

Manassa, CO $146,038

Moffat, CO $145,876

Monte Vista, CO $146,348

Mosca, CO $145,591

Pagosa Springs, CO $146,386

Romeo, CO $146,467

Saguache, CO $146,379

Sanford, CO $145,647

San Pablo, CO $144,899

South Fork, CO $146,544

Villa Grove, CO $146,072

Salida, CO $146,646

Almont, CO $150,421

Buena Vista, CO $150,191

Canon City, CO $145,992

Cimarron, CO $146,978

Coal Creek, CO $145,126

Coaldale, CO $146,287

Cotopaxi, CO $145,877

Crested Butte, CO $151,212

Florence, CO $144,898

Monarch, CO $146,953

Granite, CO $149,158

Gunnison, CO $147,091

Hillside, CO $145,823

Howard, CO $146,551

Lake City, CO $146,969

Nathrop, CO $147,087

Assistant Safety Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Safety Director roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Safety Director positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Safety Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Safety Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$180,638	$87.0	20%
Biotechnology	$173,112	$83.0	15%
Internet	$168,596	$81.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$165,585	$80.0	10%
Financial Services	$165,585	$80.0	10%

Assistant Safety Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Safety Director's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$135,097

Average $150,532/year

$169,708

$11,258

Average $12,544/month

$14,142

$2,598

Average $2,895/week

$3,264

$65

Average $72/hour

$82

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$169,708	$14,142	$3,264	$82
Average	$150,532	$12,544	$2,895	$72
25th Percentile	$135,097	$11,258	$2,598	$65

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