Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary by location
National median: $49,450 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $104,530 | +111.4% | 720 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $79,260 | +60.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $77,580 | +56.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $75,280 | +52.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $74,060 | +49.8% | 3,770 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $73,090 | +47.8% | 4,090 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $67,010 | +35.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $62,090 | +25.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $61,330 | +24.0% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $61,330 | +24.0% | 1,980 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $61,170 | +23.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $60,390 | +22.1% | 310 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $60,390 | +22.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $60,320 | +22.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $60,290 | +21.9% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $60,260 | +21.9% | 930 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $60,240 | +21.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $60,160 | +21.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $60,160 | +21.7% | 3,250 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $60,090 | +21.5% | 570 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $59,920 | +21.2% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $59,720 | +20.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $59,700 | +20.7% | 350 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $59,580 | +20.5% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $59,440 | +20.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $59,220 | +19.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $59,160 | +19.6% | 560 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $59,140 | +19.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $59,120 | +19.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $59,100 | +19.5% | 730 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $58,650 | +18.6% | — | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $58,440 | +18.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $58,440 | +18.2% | 340 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $58,400 | +18.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $57,840 | +17.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $57,540 | +16.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $57,130 | +15.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $56,700 | +14.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $56,160 | +13.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $56,120 | +13.5% | 7,340 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $55,960 | +13.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $55,900 | +13.0% | 2,250 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $55,690 | +12.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $55,470 | +12.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $55,420 | +12.1% | 320 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $55,310 | +11.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $54,870 | +11.0% | 190 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $54,570 | +10.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $54,540 | +10.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $54,440 | +10.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $53,440 | +8.1% | 680 | 2025 |
| Farmington, NM | metropolitan | $52,760 | +6.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $52,670 | +6.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $52,410 | +6.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $52,210 | +5.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $51,790 | +4.7% | 670 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $51,420 | +4.0% | 190 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $51,300 | +3.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $51,260 | +3.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $51,160 | +3.5% | 2,470 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $50,530 | +2.2% | 680 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $50,530 | +2.2% | 800 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $50,490 | +2.1% | 450 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $50,430 | +2.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $50,360 | +1.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $50,240 | +1.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $50,190 | +1.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $50,120 | +1.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $49,950 | +1.0% | 840 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $49,930 | +1.0% | 1,980 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $49,870 | +0.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $49,850 | +0.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $49,830 | +0.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,720 | +0.5% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $49,710 | +0.5% | 600 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $49,620 | +0.3% | 2,770 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $49,420 | −0.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $49,390 | −0.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $49,250 | −0.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $49,240 | −0.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $49,240 | −0.4% | — | 2025 |
| SC | state | $49,170 | −0.6% | 870 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $49,130 | −0.6% | 890 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $49,070 | −0.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $48,960 | −1.0% | 460 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $48,870 | −1.2% | 390 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $48,660 | −1.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $48,650 | −1.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $48,640 | −1.6% | 660 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $48,570 | −1.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $48,540 | −1.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $48,460 | −2.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $48,460 | −2.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $48,390 | −2.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $48,360 | −2.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $48,330 | −2.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $48,240 | −2.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $48,190 | −2.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $48,070 | −2.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $48,050 | −2.8% | 150 | 2025 |