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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary in California

The median hazardous materials removal workers in California earns $56,120 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,612 a month.

10th percentile
$41,660
25th percentile
$47,180
Median percentile
$56,120
75th percentile
$67,540
90th percentile
$85,470

Based on 7,340 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$43,344 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,120
Federal income tax−$4,554
Social Security + Medicare−$4,293
California income tax (approx.)−$3,928
Monthly take-home$3,612
Every two weeks$1,667

Does it go far here?

$50,686Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All hazardous materials removal workers salaries · Take-home pay in California