What are the main factors that influence a Functional Safety Manager'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 Functional Safety Manager?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Functional Safety Manager roles, with salaries approximately 33% above the market median.

How does experience change A Functional Safety Manager's salary?

A Functional Safety Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $134,433 for beginners, reaching about $96,185 at mid-level, and approach $158,644 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Functional Safety Manager?

Functional Safety Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Functional Safety Manager roles are District of Columbia $111,175, California $110,753, Massachusetts $109,277. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Functional Safety Manager roles make?

Salaries for Functional Safety Manager level roles vary by specialization: Food Safety Senior Manager: $164,564; Labor Safety Senior Manager: $147,290; Workplace Safety Senior Manager: $147,220; Safety Senior Manager: $147,214; Drug Safety Assessment Manager, Sr.: $145,846.

Functional Safety Manager Salary in Vermont

How much does a Functional Safety Manager make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Functional Safety Manager in Vermont is $98,553 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

However, a Functional Safety Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,273
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,453 to $109,922
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,167

10% $81,167

50% (Median) $98,553

90% $120,273

Functional Safety Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,922	$9,160	$2,114	$53
Average	$98,553	$8,213	$1,895	$47
25th Percentile	$89,453	$7,454	$1,720	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Functional Safety Manager Salaries

A Functional Safety Manager'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 Functional Safety Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Functional Safety Manager'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): $134,433
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,436
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,185
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $141,528
Expert (over 8 years): $158,644

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Safety Representative V	less than 1 year	$134,433
Safety Supervisor	1-2 years	$87,436
Functional Safety Manager	2-4 years	$96,185
Safety Senior Manager	5-8 years	$141,528
Safety Director	over 8 years	$158,644

How Do Functional Safety Manager 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 Functional Safety Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $111,175.
California: $110,753.
Massachusetts: $109,277.

District of Columbia $111,175 California $110,753 Massachusetts $109,277 Washington $108,876 New Jersey $108,835 Alaska $108,695 Connecticut $107,309 New York $106,747

Hawaii $104,950 Rhode Island $104,106 Maryland $103,534 Minnesota $102,751 Colorado $102,449 Illinois $102,349 Oregon $101,967 Delaware $101,686

New Hampshire $101,509 Virginia $101,114 Pennsylvania $99,959 Nevada $99,377 North Dakota $99,186 Michigan $98,885 Wisconsin $98,774 Vermont $98,553

Texas $97,941 Maine $97,901 Arizona $97,840 Ohio $97,770 Georgia $96,846 Indiana $96,385 Wyoming $96,294 Utah $96,154

Iowa $96,093 Kansas $95,611 Louisiana $95,471 North Carolina $95,421 Missouri $95,400 Florida $95,009 Montana $94,798 Nebraska $94,597

Kentucky $94,487 South Carolina $94,085 Tennessee $93,834 Idaho $93,734 New Mexico $93,001 Oklahoma $92,840 Alabama $92,248 South Dakota $91,254

Arkansas $90,711 West Virginia $90,420 Mississippi $89,547

Top Paying Cities for Functional Safety Manager

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:

Adamant: $100,878
Barre: $101,030
Cabot: $100,808

Adamant, VT $100,878

Barre, VT $101,030

Cabot, VT $100,808

Calais, VT $100,896

East Barre, VT $100,876

East Calais, VT $100,878

East Montpelier, VT $100,945

Eden, VT $100,812

Eden Mills, VT $100,720

Graniteville, VT $101,024

Hyde Park, VT $100,960

Johnson, VT $101,088

Lake Elmore, VT $100,848

Marshfield, VT $100,825

Moretown, VT $101,095

Morrisville, VT $101,083

Moscow, VT $101,134

Northfield, VT $100,971

Northfield Falls, VT $101,443

North Hyde Park, VT $100,953

North Montpelier, VT $100,852

Plainfield, VT $100,838

Roxbury, VT $100,667

South Barre, VT $101,147

Waterbury, VT $101,124

Stowe, VT $101,138

Waitsfield, VT $101,082

Warren, VT $100,893

Washington, VT $100,696

Waterbury Center, VT $101,121

Websterville, VT $101,007

Williamstown, VT $100,890

Wolcott, VT $100,835

Woodbury, VT $100,735

Worcester, VT $100,836

Rutland, VT $100,833

Belmont, VT $100,521

Benson, VT $100,520

Bomoseen, VT $100,679

Brandon, VT $100,753

Bridport, VT $100,764

Castleton, VT $100,698

Center Rutland, VT $100,767

Chittenden, VT $100,536

Cuttingsville, VT $100,500

Danby, VT $100,672

East Middlebury, VT $100,820

East Poultney, VT $100,683

East Wallingford, VT $100,574

Fair Haven, VT $100,610

Florence, VT $100,575

Forest Dale, VT $100,757

Gaysville, VT $100,118

Granville, VT $100,591

Hancock, VT $100,575

Hydeville, VT $100,691

Killington, VT $100,564

Middlebury, VT $100,975

Middletown Springs, VT $100,629

Mount Holly, VT $100,536

North Clarendon, VT $100,683

Orwell, VT $100,672

Pawlet, VT $100,708

Pittsfield, VT $100,622

Pittsford, VT $100,718

Poultney, VT $100,699

Proctor, VT $100,811

Ripton, VT $100,694

Rochester, VT $100,642

Rupert, VT $100,632

Salisbury, VT $100,793

Shoreham, VT $100,707

Stockbridge, VT $100,528

Wallingford, VT $100,583

Wells, VT $100,712

West Pawlet, VT $100,746

West Rupert, VT $100,722

West Rutland, VT $100,661

Whiting, VT $100,711

Saint Johnsbury, VT $100,820

Albany, VT $100,761

Barnet, VT $100,712

Barton, VT $100,750

Beebe Plain, VT $100,781

Concord, VT $100,617

Coventry, VT $100,898

Craftsbury, VT $100,791

Craftsbury Common, VT $100,796

Danville, VT $100,734

Derby, VT $100,781

Derby Line, VT $100,705

East Burke, VT $100,702

East Charleston, VT $100,712

East Hardwick, VT $100,766

East Haven, VT $100,482

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $100,818

Glover, VT $100,720

Granby, VT $100,359

Greensboro, VT $100,686

Greensboro Bend, VT $100,750

Hardwick, VT $100,862

Irasburg, VT $100,725

Island Pond, VT $100,561

Lowell, VT $100,691

Lower Waterford, VT $100,807

Lyndon, VT $100,789

Lyndon Center, VT $100,902

Lyndonville, VT $100,793

Morgan, VT $100,611

Newport, VT $100,841

Newport Center, VT $100,712

North Concord, VT $100,449

North Troy, VT $100,726

Orleans, VT $100,688

Passumpsic, VT $100,826

Peacham, VT $100,623

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $100,829

Sheffield, VT $100,650

Sutton, VT $100,642

Troy, VT $100,736

West Burke, VT $100,709

West Charleston, VT $100,662

West Danville, VT $100,740

Westfield, VT $100,660

West Glover, VT $100,729

Averill, VT $100,143

Beecher Falls, VT $100,793

Canaan, VT $100,542

Gilman, VT $100,984

Guildhall, VT $100,409

Lunenburg, VT $100,628

Norton, VT $100,344

North Bennington, VT $101,464

North Pownal, VT $101,669

Pownal, VT $101,726

White River Junction, VT $100,807

Ascutney, VT $100,854

Barnard, VT $100,578

Bethel, VT $100,640

Bradford, VT $100,745

Bridgewater, VT $100,681

Bridgewater Corners, VT $100,481

Brookfield, VT $100,738

Brownsville, VT $100,683

Chelsea, VT $100,680

Corinth, VT $100,653

East Corinth, VT $100,695

East Randolph, VT $100,714

East Ryegate, VT $100,627

East Thetford, VT $100,751

Fairlee, VT $100,643

Groton, VT $100,670

Hartford, VT $101,069

Hartland, VT $100,715

Hartland Four Corners, VT $100,711

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $100,970

Newbury, VT $100,658

North Hartland, VT $100,787

North Pomfret, VT $100,614

North Thetford, VT $100,749

Norwich, VT $100,729

Plymouth, VT $100,409

Post Mills, VT $100,727

Quechee, VT $100,832

Randolph, VT $100,814

Randolph Center, VT $100,762

Reading, VT $100,492

Sharon, VT $100,638

South Pomfret, VT $100,542

South Royalton, VT $100,667

South Ryegate, VT $100,687

South Strafford, VT $100,662

South Woodstock, VT $100,517

Strafford, VT $100,575

Taftsville, VT $100,840

Thetford, VT $100,751

Thetford Center, VT $100,646

Topsham, VT $100,616

Tunbridge, VT $100,635

Vershire, VT $100,588

Wells River, VT $100,694

West Fairlee, VT $100,879

West Hartford, VT $100,616

West Newbury, VT $100,655

West Topsham, VT $100,696

Wilder, VT $101,074

Windsor, VT $100,756

Woodstock, VT $100,633

Bellows Falls, VT $101,000

Cambridgeport, VT $100,885

Cavendish, VT $100,550

Chester, VT $100,650

Chester Depot, VT $100,614

Grafton, VT $100,574

Londonderry, VT $100,754

Ludlow, VT $100,602

North Springfield, VT $100,953

Perkinsville, VT $100,679

Peru, VT $100,649

Proctorsville, VT $100,567

Saxtons River, VT $100,979

South Londonderry, VT $100,817

Springfield, VT $100,904

Westminster, VT $100,999

Westminster Station, VT $101,006

Weston, VT $100,546

Shaftsbury, VT $101,344

Brattleboro, VT $101,206

Bondville, VT $100,788

East Dover, VT $100,992

Jacksonville, VT $101,246

Jamaica, VT $100,790

Marlboro, VT $101,707

Newfane, VT $100,926

Putney, VT $100,905

Readsboro, VT $101,719

South Newfane, VT $100,961

Stamford, VT $101,646

Townshend, VT $100,835

Vernon, VT $101,516

Wardsboro, VT $100,908

West Dover, VT $101,074

West Dummerston, VT $100,951

West Halifax, VT $101,107

West Townshend, VT $100,699

West Wardsboro, VT $100,701

Whitingham, VT $101,210

Williamsville, VT $100,951

Wilmington, VT $101,149

Burlington, VT $101,425

South Burlington, VT $101,419

Winooski, VT $101,425

Colchester, VT $101,425

Alburgh, VT $100,919

Bakersfield, VT $101,069

Belvidere Center, VT $100,702

Bristol, VT $101,090

Cambridge, VT $101,210

Charlotte, VT $101,288

East Berkshire, VT $100,971

East Fairfield, VT $101,122

Enosburg Falls, VT $100,843

Essex, VT $101,348

Essex Junction, VT $101,355

Fairfax, VT $101,217

Fairfield, VT $101,120

Ferrisburgh, VT $101,175

Franklin, VT $100,849

Grand Isle, VT $101,227

Highgate Center, VT $100,934

Highgate Springs, VT $100,985

Hinesburg, VT $101,286

Huntington, VT $101,209

Isle La Motte, VT $101,045

Jeffersonville, VT $101,142

Jericho, VT $101,263

Jonesville, VT $101,285

Milton, VT $101,312

Monkton, VT $101,204

Montgomery, VT $100,843

Montgomery Center, VT $100,720

New Haven, VT $101,078

North Ferrisburgh, VT $101,220

North Hero, VT $101,120

Richford, VT $100,826

Richmond, VT $101,275

Saint Albans, VT $101,165

Saint Albans Bay, VT $101,152

Shelburne, VT $101,380

Sheldon, VT $101,045

Sheldon Springs, VT $101,293

South Hero, VT $101,319

Starksboro, VT $101,149

Swanton, VT $101,027

Underhill, VT $101,240

Underhill Center, VT $101,243

Vergennes, VT $101,047

Waterville, VT $101,081

Westford, VT $101,291

Williston, VT $101,367

Montpelier, VT $101,013

Bennington, VT $101,539

Arlington, VT $101,181

Dorset, VT $100,788

East Arlington, VT $100,749

East Dorset, VT $100,790

Manchester, VT $101,062

Manchester Center, VT $100,995

Functional Safety Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Functional Safety Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 57% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 33% above the average. In contrast, Functional Safety Manager positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Functional Safety Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Functional Safety Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$131,405	$63.0	33%
Biotechnology	$122,018	$59.0	24%
Pharmaceuticals	$122,018	$59.0	24%
Financial Services	$117,325	$56.0	19%
Internet	$112,632	$54.0	14%

Functional Safety Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Functional Safety Manager'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.

$89,453

Average $98,553/year

$109,922

$7,454

Average $8,213/month

$9,160

$1,720

Average $1,895/week

$2,114

$43

Average $47/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,922	$9,160	$2,114	$53
Average	$98,553	$8,213	$1,895	$47
25th Percentile	$89,453	$7,454	$1,720	$43

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