Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$48,490
National average
Salary Range
$37,330 – $82,480
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $95,600 | $46,220 | $106,330 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,950 | $47,950 | $89,320 |
| Amarillo, TX | $76,900 | $38,600 | $118,680 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $76,080 | $31,200 | $81,650 |
| Knoxville, TN | $74,130 | $37,660 | $110,720 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $72,950 | $48,780 | $84,620 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $66,550 | $51,560 | $103,660 |
| Madison, WI | $66,540 | $41,720 | $85,560 |
| Tennessee | $65,080 | $37,220 | $93,250 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $64,990 | $48,010 | $103,700 |
| Minnesota | $63,560 | $44,290 | $89,320 |
| New York | $62,610 | $46,640 | $101,330 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,280 | $44,810 | $105,090 |
| Idaho | $61,230 | $37,940 | $124,860 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $60,730 | $46,130 | $100,610 |
| New Hampshire | $60,540 | $50,580 | $93,690 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $60,530 | $44,880 | $120,080 |
| Syracuse, NY | $60,360 | $40,400 | $121,290 |
| Washington | $59,840 | $41,130 | $106,330 |
| Salinas, CA | $59,240 | $46,040 | $94,440 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,180 | $43,280 | $96,450 |
| Colorado | $58,790 | $43,140 | $75,290 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $58,790 | $43,140 | $69,520 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $58,770 | $39,950 | $106,070 |
| District of Columbia | $58,490 | $51,900 | $70,530 |
| Anchorage, AK | $58,480 | $50,420 | $63,870 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $58,350 | $39,540 | $82,210 |
| Columbus, OH | $58,170 | $45,240 | $67,270 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $57,840 | $40,840 | $79,420 |
| Bellingham, WA | $57,690 | $40,190 | $88,930 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $57,220 | $37,290 | $79,810 |
| Vallejo, CA | $57,210 | $35,140 | $76,960 |
| Hawaii | $56,100 | $41,920 | $76,340 |
| New Jersey | $56,040 | $43,250 | $102,530 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $55,790 | $41,920 | $76,340 |
| Illinois | $55,640 | $39,630 | $106,060 |
| Billings, MT | $55,170 | $51,680 | $62,770 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $55,120 | $45,400 | $77,440 |
| Cleveland, OH | $54,800 | $39,040 | $65,930 |
| California | $54,740 | $39,360 | $88,430 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $54,620 | $40,330 | $63,650 |
| Fresno, CA | $54,400 | $38,500 | $76,090 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $54,360 | $43,490 | $79,150 |
| North Dakota | $54,350 | $46,300 | $79,510 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,350 | $46,550 | $79,520 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $54,040 | $39,110 | $67,040 |
| Alaska | $53,860 | $38,470 | $89,610 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $53,160 | $46,480 | $64,110 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $53,060 | $36,490 | $83,190 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $53,010 | $40,150 | $66,580 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $52,830 | $34,920 | $74,760 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $52,640 | $40,140 | $79,810 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $52,410 | $36,060 | $74,570 |
| Montana | $52,280 | $44,710 | $62,770 |
| New Mexico | $52,180 | $35,400 | $87,860 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $51,820 | $40,330 | $77,340 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $51,660 | $40,200 | $62,300 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $51,500 | $40,280 | $88,520 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $51,410 | $29,650 | $59,730 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $51,130 | $40,160 | $75,370 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $50,890 | $45,650 | $60,010 |
| Toledo, OH | $50,820 | $40,870 | $64,130 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $50,730 | $44,760 | $57,950 |
| Medford, OR | $50,420 | $39,910 | $84,780 |
| Rhode Island | $50,380 | $39,380 | $77,910 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $50,300 | $39,360 | $88,430 |
| Reading, PA | $50,140 | $36,170 | $58,060 |
| Iowa | $50,140 | $39,240 | $60,010 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $50,140 | $39,820 | $64,900 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $49,910 | $30,110 | $59,160 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,900 | $39,190 | $66,210 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $49,840 | $38,150 | $61,050 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $49,810 | $37,200 | $85,050 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $49,590 | $40,560 | $76,220 |
| Ohio | $49,560 | $38,450 | $66,180 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,470 | $37,480 | $84,940 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $49,410 | $46,730 | $71,380 |
| Farmington, NM | $49,300 | $35,160 | $60,320 |
| Massachusetts | $49,130 | $45,770 | $70,200 |
| Indiana | $49,010 | $36,770 | $81,540 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,010 | $37,050 | $81,540 |
| Vermont | $48,980 | $44,760 | $57,660 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $48,910 | $39,410 | $77,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $48,880 | $38,580 | $62,360 |
| South Dakota | $48,860 | $39,020 | $64,110 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $48,860 | $38,030 | $65,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,820 | $37,340 | $73,150 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,730 | $39,220 | $70,280 |
| Oregon | $48,700 | $39,210 | $65,560 |
| Akron, OH | $48,470 | $38,130 | $59,990 |
| Reno, NV | $48,460 | $37,630 | $75,520 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $48,380 | $35,630 | $120,940 |
| Binghamton, NY | $48,380 | $46,820 | $73,970 |
| Lincoln, NE | $48,290 | $37,240 | $61,390 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $48,290 | $37,930 | $80,600 |
| Rochester, NY | $48,250 | $46,340 | $73,720 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $48,210 | $40,700 | $58,760 |
| Nebraska | $48,180 | $36,560 | $61,050 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $47,820 | $30,790 | $75,600 |
| Salem, OR | $47,750 | $37,650 | $64,330 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $47,580 | $36,930 | $76,320 |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $47,550 | $38,110 | $60,460 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,510 | $35,340 | $58,090 |
| Nevada | $47,490 | $37,050 | $66,930 |
| Michigan | $47,470 | $38,160 | $68,000 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,430 | $42,740 | $69,770 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47,360 | $36,320 | $48,980 |
| Arizona | $47,360 | $30,110 | $59,160 |
| Worcester, MA | $47,210 | $41,620 | $63,640 |
| South Carolina | $47,150 | $35,810 | $82,630 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $47,070 | $34,350 | $58,060 |
| Kentucky | $47,060 | $38,220 | $59,640 |
| Maryland | $47,050 | $40,400 | $63,070 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,040 | $37,040 | $59,180 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $47,020 | $38,470 | $89,610 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $46,990 | $29,660 | $69,720 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $46,910 | $35,000 | $62,500 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,870 | $38,750 | $49,240 |
| Missouri | $46,850 | $36,760 | $84,940 |
| Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $46,800 | $37,370 | $93,300 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,750 | $44,120 | $57,460 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $46,500 | $36,750 | $64,890 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $46,480 | $38,770 | $47,240 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,400 | $36,990 | $56,510 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,380 | $40,890 | $62,150 |
| Maine | $46,350 | $38,970 | $61,260 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $46,160 | $36,240 | $60,630 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,090 | $39,060 | $81,970 |
| Roanoke, VA | $46,050 | $36,590 | $49,570 |
| Virginia | $46,050 | $36,260 | $57,060 |
| Boulder, CO | $46,020 | $44,720 | $61,830 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,970 | $38,260 | $58,000 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $45,920 | $35,770 | $64,190 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $45,890 | $39,450 | $59,140 |
| New Haven, CT | $45,870 | $36,860 | $58,300 |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,780 | $37,790 | $73,190 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $45,740 | $35,390 | $75,370 |
| Utah | $45,740 | $34,670 | $77,670 |
| Boise City, ID | $45,650 | $38,060 | $61,320 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $45,650 | $37,240 | $55,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $45,520 | $35,640 | $59,060 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $45,410 | $35,480 | $60,650 |
| Texas | $45,220 | $36,320 | $54,780 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,220 | $37,850 | $50,880 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,190 | $35,740 | $58,250 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,160 | $36,830 | $105,890 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,120 | $40,330 | $74,930 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,040 | $36,140 | $60,720 |
| Richmond, VA | $45,030 | $37,440 | $49,850 |
| Wisconsin | $45,010 | $36,620 | $85,560 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $44,860 | $41,130 | $77,890 |
| Connecticut | $44,840 | $36,990 | $57,550 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $44,810 | $38,460 | $58,140 |
| Tulsa, OK | $44,750 | $36,830 | $59,320 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,740 | $34,520 | $67,810 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,500 | $35,720 | $62,840 |
| Ogden, UT | $44,410 | $31,060 | $55,640 |
| Georgia | $44,320 | $30,890 | $58,470 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,240 | $38,480 | $61,570 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $44,160 | $38,960 | $48,880 |
| West Virginia | $43,910 | $36,040 | $64,250 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $43,810 | $32,530 | $65,820 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $43,790 | $38,720 | $59,120 |
| Columbia, SC | $43,500 | $34,210 | $51,540 |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,450 | $35,050 | $61,880 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $43,280 | $33,750 | $47,380 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,040 | $34,230 | $54,240 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $42,930 | $35,880 | $52,560 |
| Waco, TX | $42,860 | $35,940 | $50,980 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $42,850 | $33,500 | $49,270 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $42,440 | $38,210 | $47,690 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $41,760 | $39,030 | $58,970 |
| North Carolina | $41,550 | $35,790 | $57,190 |
| Wilmington, NC | $41,170 | $36,290 | $47,890 |
| Kansas | $40,700 | $37,170 | $53,980 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $40,630 | $34,940 | $57,580 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $40,610 | $33,960 | $48,260 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $40,490 | $33,530 | $49,360 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $40,400 | $36,160 | $57,420 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $40,290 | $34,870 | $59,490 |
| Oklahoma | $39,980 | $36,200 | $58,330 |
| Birmingham, AL | $39,640 | $31,200 | $57,180 |
| Delaware | $39,140 | $31,200 | $41,850 |
| El Paso, TX | $39,130 | $30,200 | $41,650 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $39,100 | $19,220 | $44,050 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $39,020 | $34,210 | $54,760 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $38,970 | $32,060 | $47,610 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,890 | $30,020 | $48,400 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $38,860 | $37,620 | $50,740 |
| Alabama | $38,810 | $33,170 | $57,130 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $38,800 | $33,170 | $48,910 |
| Mississippi | $38,740 | $32,610 | $47,230 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $38,560 | $32,710 | $47,050 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $38,510 | $35,670 | $47,040 |
| Arkansas | $38,390 | $32,300 | $61,200 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,390 | $34,650 | $47,960 |
| Wichita, KS | $38,340 | $36,510 | $45,750 |
| Florida | $38,320 | $35,850 | $60,050 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $37,830 | $36,620 | $46,800 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $37,600 | $31,380 | $53,180 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,460 | $36,460 | $87,120 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,460 | $37,460 | $47,060 |
| Mobile, AL | $37,330 | $35,820 | $54,250 |
| Louisiana | $37,280 | $33,530 | $53,180 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,970 | $33,600 | $42,810 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $36,800 | $36,660 | $49,550 |
| Jackson, MS | $36,760 | $32,610 | $45,650 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $36,530 | $36,530 | $60,790 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $28,770 | $25,080 | $39,210 |
| Puerto Rico | $26,180 | $21,640 | $46,260 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Hazardous Materials Removal Workers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Hazardous Materials Removal Workers is $48,490, with a typical range of $37,330 – $82,480 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Hazardous Materials Removal Workers?▾
Entry-level Hazardous Materials Removal Workers positions typically start around $37,330 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Hazardous Materials Removal Workerss earn the most?▾
Hazardous Materials Removal Workerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.