U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Veterans Affairs / Safety Technician

Job-title file

Safety Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

25 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $60,465, below the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 25
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $60,465
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$39,576$83,321+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 25 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Safety Technician pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians — about 30,590 people — is $61,560. Department of Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $60,465 for this role, 2% below that figure — about the 47th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$46,280

$52,470

$61,560

$78,850

$100,160

Department of Veterans Affairs median · $60,465

The bar is the range of annual wages for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Veterans Affairs is $60,465, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Safety Technician is held in 8 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Veterans Affairs, the median of $60,465 ranks #5 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Commerce

$115,911 · 5

Department of Homeland Security

$88,926 · 1

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$88,483 · 1

Department of Health and Human Services

$82,379 · 2

Department of Labor

$57,795 · 24

Department of Agriculture

$55,792 · 7

Department of Interior

$50,659 · 3

Median total compensation for the Safety Technician role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Safety Technician beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $60,537 ranks #2 of 3. See Safety Technician across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Charlotte

$66,433 · 5

District of Columbia

$22,322 · 186

Median total compensation for comparable Safety Technicianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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John Schaffer

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$89,658

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $89,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,658
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Cleveland
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $89,658
Basic Pay (before locality): $73,484
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391680035
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, John Schaffer serves as a Safety Technician based in Cleveland, Ohio. Their 2024 pay totaled $89,658. They are classified at grade 10.

Donald Lawrence

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$76,456

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $76,456
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,456
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Aurora
Work county: Adams
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $76,456
Basic Pay (before locality): $58,867
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080110001
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Donald Lawrence serves as a Safety Technician based in Aurora, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $76,456. They are classified at grade 08.

Azimba Wilson

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$72,954

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $72,954
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,954
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Lyons
Work county: Somerset
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,954
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,158
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 341777035
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Azimba Wilson works as a Safety Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Lyons, New Jersey. Azimba earned $72,954 in 2024. Their pay grade is 07.

Kathleen Fiery-Elder

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$70,838

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $70,838
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,838
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Martinsburg
Work county: Berkeley
Work state: West Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,838
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,158
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 541660003
Length of Service (Years): 36
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kathleen Fiery-Elder is a Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Martinsburg, West Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $70,838. They are classified at grade 07.

Antionette Quintal

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$70,466

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $70,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,466
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Mather Afb
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,466
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,557
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062105067
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Antionette Quintal works as a Safety Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Mather Afb, California. Antionette earned $70,466 in 2024. Their pay grade is 07.

Keith Ireland

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$70,280

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $70,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,280
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Ann Arbor
Work county: Washtenaw
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,280
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,557
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 260150161
Length of Service (Years): 34
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Keith Ireland holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2024, their total compensation was $70,280. Their pay grade is 07.

Maricella Sanchez

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$69,160

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $69,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,160
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Palo Alto
Work county: Santa Clara
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $69,160
Basic Pay (before locality): $47,562
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062660085
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Maricella Sanchez works as a Safety Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Palo Alto, California. Maricella earned $69,160 in 2024. Their pay grade is 07.

Catherine Cole

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$64,932

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $64,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,932
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Milwaukee
Work county: Milwaukee
Work state: Wisconsin

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $64,932
Basic Pay (before locality): $53,158
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 553100079
Length of Service (Years): 41
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Catherine Cole serves as a Safety Technician based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their 2024 pay totaled $64,932. They are classified at grade 07.

Richard Yabs

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$64,874

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $64,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,874
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Ann Arbor
Work county: Washtenaw
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $64,874
Basic Pay (before locality): $50,360
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 260150161
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Richard Yabs works as a Safety Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Richard earned $64,874 in 2024. Their pay grade is 07.

Esmeralda Suarez

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$64,317

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $64,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,317
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Indianapolis
Work county: Marion
Work state: Indiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $64,317
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,557
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 182210097
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Esmeralda Suarez serves as a Safety Technician based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Their 2024 pay totaled $64,317. They are classified at grade 07.

Ryan Powell

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$63,733

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $63,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,733
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Wilkes Barre
Work county: Luzerne
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $63,733
Basic Pay (before locality): $54,557
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 429340079
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ryan Powell holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,733. Their pay grade is 07.

Dung Dinh

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$61,023

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $61,023
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,023
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Palo Alto
Work county: Santa Clara
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,023
Basic Pay (before locality): $41,966
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062660085
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dung Dinh holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Palo Alto, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $61,023. Their pay grade is 07.

Vicente Rosa

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$60,465

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $60,465
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,465
Pay grade: 07
Work city: San Juan
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,465
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,759
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0930000
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Vicente Rosa serves as a Safety Technician based in San Juan, No Data Reported. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,465. They are classified at grade 07.

Kerin Stefanko

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,562

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $55,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,562
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Altoona
Work county: Blair
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,562
Basic Pay (before locality): $47,562
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 420130013
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kerin Stefanko holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,562. Their pay grade is 07.

Karen Rackliffe

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$55,383

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $55,383
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,383
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Bedford
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $55,383
Basic Pay (before locality): $41,966
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250090017
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Karen Rackliffe holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Bedford, Massachusetts. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,383. Their pay grade is 07.

Duke Berry

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,896

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $54,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,896
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Tacoma
Work county: Pierce
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,896
Basic Pay (before locality): $41,966
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 532230053
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Duke Berry serves as a Safety Technician based in Tacoma, Washington. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,896. They are classified at grade 07.

Nicholas Wetz

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,896

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $54,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,896
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Seattle
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,896
Basic Pay (before locality): $41,966
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531960033
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nicholas Wetz holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Seattle, Washington. In 2024, their total compensation was $54,896. Their pay grade is 07.

Abel Mendoza

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$54,412

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $54,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,412
Pay grade: 06
Work city: Saginaw
Work county: Saginaw
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,412
Basic Pay (before locality): $46,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 264350145
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Abel Mendoza serves as a Safety Technician based in Saginaw, Michigan. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,412. They are classified at grade 06.

Michael Mcconnell

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$52,293

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $52,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,293
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Prescott
Work county: Yavapai
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $52,293
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,764
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040386025
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Mcconnell works as a Safety Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Prescott, Arizona. Michael earned $52,293 in 2024. Their pay grade is 07.

Omid Shirazi

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$49,025

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $49,025
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,025
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Boise
Work county: Ada
Work state: Idaho

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $49,025
Basic Pay (before locality): $41,966
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 160160001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Omid Shirazi works as a Safety Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Boise, Idaho. Omid earned $49,025 in 2024. Their pay grade is 07.

Humberto Perez

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$48,809

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $48,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,809
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Bay Pines
Work county: Pinellas
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $48,809
Basic Pay (before locality): $41,781
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120185103
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Humberto Perez is a Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Bay Pines, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $48,809. They are classified at grade 05.

Michael Brown

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$46,806

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $46,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,806
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Richmond
Work county: Richmond
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,806
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,394
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512060760
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Brown holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Richmond, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $46,806. Their pay grade is 05.

Forrest Mccann

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$44,053

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $44,053
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,053
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Richmond
Work county: Richmond
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,053
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,136
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512060760
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Forrest Mccann is a Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Richmond, Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $44,053. They are classified at grade 05.

Paris Jones

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$43,436

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $43,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,436
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Chicago
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,436
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,307
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171670031
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Paris Jones serves as a Safety Technician based in Chicago, Illinois. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,436. They are classified at grade 04.

Robert Grayson

Safety Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$39,576

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $39,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,576
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Muskogee
Work county: Muskogee
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $39,576
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 403310101
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0019
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Robert Grayson holds the role of Safety Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Muskogee, Oklahoma. In 2024, their total compensation was $39,576. Their pay grade is 05.