Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 234 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kennewick, WA	$95,600	660
Pueblo, CO	$79,260	70
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$76,950	330
Amarillo, TX	$76,900	130
High Desert Utah	$76,080	30
Knoxville, TN	$74,130	210

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AK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Anchorage, AK	$58,480	110
Alaska	$53,860	280
Alaska	$47,020	150

AL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Tuscaloosa, AL	$42,850	40
Birmingham, AL	$39,640	130
Alabama	$38,810	490
Mobile, AL	$37,330	60

AR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
West Arkansas	$45,160	110
Fayetteville, AR	$43,810	60
Arkansas	$38,390	610
Little Rock, AR	$38,390	190
South Arkansas	$36,970	170

AZ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Phoenix, AZ	$49,910	430
Arizona	$47,360	560

CA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Jose, CA	$64,990	360
North Coast Region of California	$60,850	—
San Francisco, CA	$60,730	1,470
Salinas, CA	$59,240	70
Sacramento, CA	$57,840	490
Vallejo, CA	$57,210	200
California	$54,740	7,950
Fresno, CA	$54,400	220
Oxnard, CA	$52,830	180
San Diego, CA	$52,640	680
Bakersfield, CA	$51,820	150
Los Angeles, CA	$50,300	3,020
Riverside, CA	$49,810	460
Santa Maria, CA	$49,590	110
Stockton, CA	$48,360	110

CO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Pueblo, CO	$79,260	70
Colorado	$58,790	1,950
Denver, CO	$58,790	1,060
Greeley, CO	$57,130	100
Fort Collins, CO	$56,160	40
Colorado Springs, CO	$51,660	160
Boulder, CO	$46,020	40
Northwest Colorado	$44,240	80

CT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Hartford, CT	$46,400	250
New Haven, CT	$45,870	150
Connecticut	$44,840	730
Norwich, CT	$44,740	60
Bridgeport, CT	$41,760	170

DC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,880	590

DE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Delaware	$39,140	—

FL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
North Port, FL	$47,140	30
Jacksonville, FL	$47,070	140
Orlando, FL	$46,910	150
Deltona, FL	$45,430	—
Lakeland, FL	$45,040	110
Miami, FL	$44,500	320
Pensacola, FL	$40,630	60
Florida	$38,320	2,300
Palm Bay, FL	$37,460	60
Tampa, FL	$37,460	1,040

GA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Warner Robins, GA	$61,170	50
Atlanta, GA	$45,520	360
Georgia	$44,320	610

HI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Hawaii	$56,100	440
Urban Honolulu, HI	$55,790	430

IA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Des Moines, IA	$51,410	120
Southeast Iowa	$50,890	50
Cedar Rapids, IA	$50,140	50
Iowa	$50,140	370
Davenport, IA-IL	$47,510	60

ID

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Idaho	$61,230	520
Boise City, ID	$45,650	140

IL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Chicago, IL-IN	$58,770	1,440
Illinois	$55,640	1,810
West Central Illinois	$51,500	60

IN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northern Indiana	$58,080	—
Indiana	$49,010	800
Indianapolis, IN	$49,010	480
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,260	70

KS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kansas	$52,580	90
Kansas	$40,700	350
Wichita, KS	$38,340	150

KY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lexington, KY	$48,210	40
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,430	100
Kentucky	$47,060	320

LA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Orleans, LA	$40,490	290
Lake Charles, LA	$37,600	150
Louisiana	$37,280	1,020
Baton Rouge, LA	$36,800	430

MA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Boston, MA-NH	$49,410	1,950
Massachusetts	$49,130	2,550
Worcester, MA	$47,210	250
Springfield, MA	$46,880	270

MD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Maryland	$47,050	830
Baltimore, MD	$46,750	470

ME

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Portland, ME	$46,380	110
Maine	$46,350	230
Lewiston, ME	$44,160	30

MI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Detroit, MI	$53,010	440
Lansing, MI	$50,120	50
Mid Michigan	$48,290	80
Michigan	$47,470	960
Grand Rapids, MI	$45,890	70
Northern Michigan	$45,590	30
Kalamazoo, MI	$43,790	40

MN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$76,950	330
Minnesota	$63,560	420
Duluth, MN-WI	$58,400	40

MO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,470	250
Missouri	$46,850	210
Kansas City, MO-KS	$45,120	190

MS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Hattiesburg, MS	$38,970	30
Upper East Mississippi	$38,890	60
Mississippi	$38,740	390
Gulfport, MS	$38,560	80
Jackson, MS	$36,760	110

MT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
East-Central Montana	$56,100	60
Billings, MT	$55,170	50
Montana	$52,280	160
Southwest Montana	$47,550	30

NC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Eastern North Carolina	$54,620	30
Durham, NC	$53,060	50
Raleigh, NC	$45,190	190
North Carolina	$41,550	1,210
Wilmington, NC	$41,170	50
Greensboro, NC	$40,400	140
Charlotte, NC-SC	$38,860	470
Winston, NC	$38,510	100

ND

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
North Dakota	$54,350	—
West North Dakota	$54,350	—

NE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,840	100
Lincoln, NE	$48,290	70
Nebraska	$48,180	240

NH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Hampshire	$60,540	—

NJ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Jersey	$56,040	2,090
Trenton, NJ	$54,360	70

NM

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northern New Mexico	$66,550	280
Albuquerque, NM	$52,410	390
New Mexico	$52,180	940
Farmington, NM	$49,300	90

NV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Reno, NV	$48,460	160
Nevada	$47,490	700
Las Vegas, NV	$47,040	460
Balance of Nevada	$46,800	40

NY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New York	$62,610	3,660
New York, NY-NJ	$62,280	3,580
Utica, NY	$60,530	110
Syracuse, NY	$60,360	150
Albany, NY	$55,120	300
Buffalo, NY	$51,130	280
Binghamton, NY	$48,380	30
Rochester, NY	$48,250	240

OH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Columbus, OH	$58,170	180
Cleveland, OH	$54,800	160
Toledo, OH	$50,820	70
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,900	220
Ohio	$49,560	1,160
Dayton, OH	$48,860	50
Akron, OH	$48,470	40
Youngstown, OH	$45,410	100

OK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,810	170
Tulsa, OK	$44,750	150
Oklahoma	$39,980	430
Southeast Oklahoma	$39,020	40
Northeast Oklahoma	$27,720	50

OR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Medford, OR	$50,420	60
Eugene, OR	$49,070	80
Portland, OR-WA	$48,730	900
Oregon	$48,700	1,230
Salem, OR	$47,750	100
Coast Oregon	$45,780	70

Other

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
District of Columbia	$58,490	40

PA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,350	860
Southwestern Pennsylvania	$54,040	60
Reading, PA	$50,140	40
Pennsylvania	$48,820	1,600
Northwestern Pennsylvania	$48,730	30
Scranton, PA	$48,380	100
Allentown, PA-NJ	$46,990	100
Harrisburg, PA	$46,500	50
Pittsburgh, PA	$46,160	360
Lancaster, PA	$46,030	70
Chambersburg, PA	$45,920	30
Central Pennsylvania	$43,450	60

PR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Juan, PR	$26,520	70

RI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Rhode Island	$50,380	—
Providence, RI-MA	$48,910	—

SC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
South Carolina	$47,150	870
Columbia, SC	$43,500	130
Charleston, SC	$43,040	100
Myrtle Beach, SC	$39,100	30
Greenville, SC	$38,800	90

SD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
West South Dakota	$53,160	30
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$52,670	70
East South Dakota	$50,650	—
South Dakota	$48,860	60

TN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Knoxville, TN	$74,130	210
Tennessee	$65,080	480
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$59,140	50
Nashville, TN	$57,220	90
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,820	100
Kingsport, TN-VA	$36,530	—

TX

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Amarillo, TX	$76,900	130
Austin, TX	$47,360	240
Dallas, TX	$46,870	970
Houston, TX	$45,220	870
Texas	$45,220	3,260
San Antonio, TX	$43,280	200
Beaumont, TX	$42,930	120
Waco, TX	$42,860	30
Corpus Christi, TX	$42,440	130
El Paso, TX	$39,130	70
Brownsville, TX	$28,770	—

UT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
High Desert Utah	$76,080	30
Salt Lake City, UT	$45,740	110
Utah	$45,740	220
Ogden, UT	$44,410	40

VA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Staunton, VA	$46,480	40
Roanoke, VA	$46,050	50
Virginia	$46,050	1,290
Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$45,970	320
Richmond, VA	$45,030	330
West Virginia	$43,910	180

VT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Burlington, VT	$50,730	40
Vermont	$48,980	90

WA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kennewick, WA	$95,600	660
Bremerton, WA	$72,950	40
Washington	$59,840	2,850
Seattle, WA	$59,180	1,320
Mount Vernon, WA	$57,840	30
Bellingham, WA	$57,690	—
Olympia, WA	$47,580	70
Spokane, WA	$46,090	260
Eastern Washington	$44,860	60

WI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Madison, WI	$66,540	70
Milwaukee, WI	$45,650	100
Wisconsin	$45,010	370
South Central Wisconsin	$37,830	40

WV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$40,610	90
Wheeling, WV-OH	$40,290	30