Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary
The median pay for hazardous materials removal workers in the United States is $49,450 a year. About 51,710 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,460
- 25th percentile
- $44,720
- Median percentile
- $49,450
- 75th percentile
- $61,530
- 90th percentile
- $82,410
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $73,090
- Illinois $61,330
- Alaska $60,320
- District of Columbia $60,240
- North Dakota $60,160
- Washington $60,160
- Tennessee $60,090
- Colorado $59,920
- Missouri $59,120
- Minnesota $59,100
- Hawaii $58,440
- California $56,120
- New Jersey $55,900
- New Hampshire $55,310
- Montana $54,540
- New Mexico $53,440
- South Dakota $51,420
- Arizona $50,530
- Iowa $49,870
- Oregon $49,720
- Idaho $49,710
- Massachusetts $49,620
- Utah $49,240
- South Carolina $49,170
- Georgia $48,960
- Maryland $48,640
- Wyoming $48,570
- Nebraska $48,540
- Pennsylvania $47,860
- Wisconsin $47,750
- Kentucky $47,640
- Nevada $47,520
- Maine $47,280
- Connecticut $47,090
- Vermont $46,780
- Indiana $46,680
- Rhode Island $46,670
- Ohio $46,620
- West Virginia $46,390
- Michigan $46,380
- Kansas $45,530
- Virginia $45,320
- Texas $44,390
- Oklahoma $44,300
- North Carolina $43,180
- Florida $42,350
- Mississippi $39,440
- Alabama $38,610
- Louisiana $38,000
- Arkansas $36,630
By metro area
- Kennewick, WA $104,530
- Pueblo, CO $79,260
- Amarillo, TX $77,580
- Knoxville, TN $75,280
- New York, NY $74,060
- St. Louis, MO $67,010
- Binghamton, NY $62,090
- Chicago, IL $61,330
- Warner Robins, GA $61,170
- Albany, NY $60,390
- San Jose, CA $60,390
- Seattle, WA $60,290
- Denver, CO $60,260
- Bellingham, WA $59,720
- Buffalo, NY $59,700
- San Francisco, CA $59,580
- Utica, NY $59,440
- Nashville, TN $59,220
- Minneapolis, MN $59,160
- Chattanooga, TN $59,140
- Urban Honolulu, HI $58,440
- Duluth, MN $58,400
- Mount Vernon, WA $57,840
- Anchorage, AK $57,540
- Greeley, CO $57,130
- Billings, MT $56,700
- Fort Collins, CO $56,160
- Vallejo, CA $55,960
- Colorado Springs, CO $55,690
- Chambersburg, PA $55,470
- Albuquerque, NM $55,420
- Syracuse, NY $54,870
- Fresno, CA $54,570
- Reading, PA $54,440
- Farmington, NM $52,760
- Sioux Falls, SD $52,670
- Des Moines, IA $52,410
- Toledo, OH $52,210
- San Diego, CA $51,790
- Lakeland, FL $51,300
- Santa Maria, CA $51,260
- Los Angeles, CA $51,160
- Phoenix, AZ $50,530
- Sacramento, CA $50,490
- Medford, OR $50,430
- Omaha, NE $50,360
- Bakersfield, CA $50,240
- Atlanta, GA $50,190
- Lansing, MI $50,120
- Portland, OR $49,950
- Boston, MA $49,930
- Durham, NC $49,850
- Spokane, WA $49,830
- Charleston, SC $49,420
- Salinas, CA $49,390
- Rochester, NY $49,250
- Philadelphia, PA $49,130
- Eugene, OR $49,070
- Baltimore, MD $48,870
- Boise City, ID $48,660
- Oxnard, CA $48,650
- Memphis, TN $48,460
- Olympia, WA $48,460
- Washington, DC $48,390
- Stockton, CA $48,360
- Salem, OR $48,330
- Milwaukee, WI $48,240
- Allentown, PA $48,190
- Salt Lake City, UT $48,070
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $48,050
- Riverside, CA $47,950
- Cedar Rapids, IA $47,820
- Jacksonville, FL $47,780
- Kansas City, MO $47,780
- Hartford, CT $47,740
- Las Vegas, NV $47,690
- Portland, ME $47,470
- Cincinnati, OH $47,440
- New Haven, CT $47,440
- Columbia, SC $47,380
- Worcester, MA $47,250
- Lincoln, NE $47,220
- Boulder, CO $47,160
- North Port, FL $47,140
- Pittsburgh, PA $47,010
- Springfield, MA $46,880
- Orlando, FL $46,800
- Providence, RI $46,790
- Burlington, VT $46,780
- Lewiston, ME $46,780
- Columbus, OH $46,730
- Greenville, SC $46,600
- Indianapolis, IN $46,530
- Detroit, MI $46,380
- Norwich, CT $46,330
- Lancaster, PA $46,030
- Cleveland, OH $45,800
- Miami, FL $45,760
- Huntington, WV $45,660
- Kalamazoo, MI $45,650
- Virginia Beach, VA $45,600
- Trenton, NJ $45,430
- Raleigh, NC $45,410
- Grand Rapids, MI $45,380
- Bridgeport, CT $45,330
- Fort Wayne, IN $45,260
- Richmond, VA $45,190
- Charlotte, NC $45,140
- Austin, TX $44,880
- Reno, NV $44,800
- Tulsa, OK $44,800
- Scranton, PA $44,520
- Dallas, TX $44,420
- Oklahoma City, OK $44,340
- Pensacola, FL $44,200
- Houston, TX $43,200
- San Antonio, TX $43,170
- Greensboro, NC $43,120
- Corpus Christi, TX $42,970
- Fayetteville, AR $42,760