Data: May 2025 BLS OEWS release · next annual update expected spring 2027How we refresh
Safest High-Paying Jobs in America
7 careers over $75,000 with occupation-specific BLS 2023 safety rates and May 2025 wages
WageDex lists 7 occupations with a median salary above $75,000 and an occupation-specific A or B safety grade.
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, CFOI, and SOII data used by WageDex, Each listed occupation clears the published salary threshold and has a low danger-index grade derived from its own BLS fatality and injury rates. WageDex excludes occupations represented only by a broad SOC-group rate. The page compares published measures across the displayed cohort; it does not estimate an individual's pay, workplace conditions, hiring prospects, or career outcome.
7
Safe & well-paying
$159,670
Highest salary
$114,921
Average salary
4
Pay $100K+
A narrow, measured cohort. These 7 occupations combine a median salary over $75,000 with an A or B grade derived from a BLS occupation-specific safety rate.
WageDex excludes the 797 occupations that have only a broad SOC major-group rate.
Grade A and B are labels from the documented danger-index formula, not guarantees about an individual workplace.
Business and Financial Operations Occupations · occupation-specific rate
A
$83,680
+5%
124,200
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the safest high-paying jobs?
The measured set includes Lawyers, Software Developers, Computer Network Architects. Each earns over $75,000/year median salary and has an A or B grade derived from an occupation-specific BLS fatality and injury rate.
How many jobs pay over $100K with low workplace risk?
4 occupations in the occupation-measured cohort pay over $100,000/year median salary and have an A or B grade. The average salary across the displayed set is $114,921.
What makes a job "safe" according to BLS data?
A job earns an A or B safety grade when it has low fatality rates (deaths per 100,000 workers) and low injury rates (injuries per 100 workers) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Which measured jobs pay over $100K with an A or B grade?
4 occupations in this BLS occupation-measured cohort pay over $100,000/year and have an A or B WageDex grade. The table names the complete set returned by those criteria.