SOC 47-4041 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$49,450

U.S. median hourly wage$23.78

U.S. employment51,710

Nationally, hazardous materials removal workers earned a median of $49,450 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 51,710 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers: pay and employment by state
State
New York	$73,090	$35.14	4,090	0.4
Illinois	$61,330	$29.49	1,980	0.3
Alaska	$60,320	$29.00	140	0.4
District of Columbia	$60,240	$28.96	50	0.1
North Dakota	$60,160	$28.92	170	0.4
Washington	$60,160	$28.92	3,250	0.9
Tennessee	$60,090	$28.89	570	0.2
Colorado	$59,920	$28.81	1,400	0.5
Missouri	$59,120	$28.42	370	0.1
Minnesota	$59,100	$28.41	730	0.2
Hawaii	$58,440	$28.10	340	0.5
California	$56,120	$26.98	7,340	0.4
New Jersey	$55,900	$26.87	2,250	0.5
New Hampshire	$55,310	$26.59	140	0.2
Montana	$54,540	$26.22	250	0.5
New Mexico	$53,440	$25.69	680	0.8
South Dakota	$51,420	$24.72	190	0.4
Arizona	$50,530	$24.29	800	0.2
Iowa	$49,870	$23.98	270	0.2
Oregon	$49,720	$23.90	1,130	0.6
Idaho	$49,710	$23.90	600	0.7
Massachusetts	$49,620	$23.86	2,770	0.8
Utah	$49,240	$23.67	530	0.3
South Carolina	$49,170	$23.64	870	0.4
Georgia	$48,960	$23.54	460	0.1
Maryland	$48,640	$23.39	660	0.2
Wyoming	$48,570	$23.35	30	0.1
Nebraska	$48,540	$23.34	210	0.2
Pennsylvania	$47,860	$23.01	1,590	0.3
Wisconsin	$47,750	$22.96	590	0.2
Kentucky	$47,640	$22.91	460	0.2
Nevada	$47,520	$22.85	400	0.3
Maine	$47,280	$22.73	190	0.3
Connecticut	$47,090	$22.64	750	0.4
Vermont	$46,780	$22.49	70	0.2
Indiana	$46,680	$22.44	990	0.3
Rhode Island	$46,670	$22.44	330	0.7
Ohio	$46,620	$22.41	830	0.2
West Virginia	$46,390	$22.30	130	0.2
Michigan	$46,380	$22.30	1,610	0.4
Kansas	$45,530	$21.89	480	0.3
Virginia	$45,320	$21.79	930	0.2
Texas	$44,390	$21.34	4,450	0.3
Oklahoma	$44,300	$21.30	650	0.4
Delaware	$44,250	$21.28	Not published	Not published
North Carolina	$43,180	$20.76	1,250	0.3
Florida	$42,350	$20.36	1,780	0.2
Mississippi	$39,440	$18.96	250	0.2
Alabama	$38,610	$18.56	350	0.2
Louisiana	$38,000	$18.27	880	0.5
Arkansas	$36,630	$17.61	440	0.3
Puerto Rico	$28,220	$13.57	180	0.2
Guam	Not published	Not published	30	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 139 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$104,530	$50.26	720	5.6
Pueblo, CO	$79,260	$38.11	70	1.1
Amarillo, TX	$77,580	$37.30	120	0.9
Knoxville, TN	$75,280	$36.19	230	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$74,060	$35.61	3,770	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$67,010	$32.22	300	0.2
Binghamton, NY	$62,090	$29.85	50	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$61,330	$29.49	1,580	0.3
Warner Robins, GA	$61,170	$29.41	50	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$60,390	$29.04	310	0.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$60,390	$29.03	250	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,290	$28.99	1,620	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,260	$28.97	930	0.6
Bellingham, WA	$59,720	$28.71	40	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$59,700	$28.70	350	0.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$59,580	$28.65	1,410	0.6
Utica-Rome, NY	$59,440	$28.58	120	1.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,220	$28.47	130	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$59,160	$28.44	560	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$59,140	$28.43	50	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$58,650	$28.20	Not published	Not published
Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,440	$28.10	310	0.7
Duluth, MN-WI	$58,400	$28.08	40	0.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$57,840	$27.81	30	0.6
Anchorage, AK	$57,540	$27.66	50	0.3
Greeley, CO	$57,130	$27.47	100	0.8
Billings, MT	$56,700	$27.26	80	0.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$56,160	$27.00	40	0.2
Vallejo, CA	$55,960	$26.90	220	1.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$55,690	$26.77	120	0.4
Chambersburg, PA	$55,470	$26.67	30	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$55,420	$26.64	320	0.8
Syracuse, NY	$54,870	$26.38	190	0.6
Fresno, CA	$54,570	$26.24	210	0.4
Reading, PA	$54,440	$26.17	50	0.3
Farmington, NM	$52,760	$25.37	80	1.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$52,670	$25.32	70	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$52,410	$25.20	90	0.2
Toledo, OH	$52,210	$25.10	60	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$51,790	$24.90	670	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,300	$24.67	80	0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$51,260	$24.65	90	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$51,160	$24.59	2,470	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$50,530	$24.29	680	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$50,490	$24.28	450	0.4
Medford, OR	$50,430	$24.25	60	0.7
Omaha, NE-IA	$50,360	$24.21	80	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$50,240	$24.16	150	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$50,190	$24.13	280	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$50,120	$24.10	50	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,950	$24.01	840	0.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$49,930	$24.00	1,980	0.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,850	$23.97	50	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,830	$23.96	250	1.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$49,420	$23.76	80	0.2
Salinas, CA	$49,390	$23.75	100	0.5
Rochester, NY	$49,250	$23.68	280	0.6
Ogden, UT	$49,240	$23.67	Not published	Not published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,130	$23.62	890	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$49,070	$23.59	80	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$48,870	$23.49	390	0.3
Boise City, ID	$48,660	$23.39	210	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$48,650	$23.39	180	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,460	$23.30	100	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$48,460	$23.30	70	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,390	$23.26	500	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,360	$23.25	110	0.4
Salem, OR	$48,330	$23.23	80	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,240	$23.19	180	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$48,190	$23.17	110	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$48,070	$23.11	180	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,050	$23.10	150	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,950	$23.05	450	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,820	$22.99	40	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$47,780	$22.97	130	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,780	$22.97	190	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$47,740	$22.95	260	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,690	$22.93	220	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,470	$22.82	80	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,440	$22.81	200	0.2
New Haven, CT	$47,440	$22.81	150	0.5
Columbia, SC	$47,380	$22.78	130	0.3
Worcester, MA	$47,250	$22.72	320	0.9
Lincoln, NE	$47,220	$22.70	60	0.3
Boulder, CO	$47,160	$22.67	30	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$47,140	$22.67	30	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,010	$22.60	430	0.4
Springfield, MA	$46,880	$22.54	270	1.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$46,800	$22.50	170	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$46,790	$22.50	440	0.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$46,780	$22.49	50	0.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$46,780	$22.49	40	0.8
Columbus, OH	$46,730	$22.47	140	0.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$46,680	$22.44	Not published	Not published
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$46,600	$22.40	80	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$46,530	$22.37	530	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,380	$22.30	840	0.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$46,330	$22.27	70	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$46,030	$22.13	70	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$45,800	$22.02	110	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,760	$22.00	220	0.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$45,660	$21.95	50	0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$45,650	$21.95	60	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$45,600	$21.92	200	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$45,430	$21.84	Not published	Not published
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$45,430	$21.84	100	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,410	$21.83	200	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,380	$21.82	120	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$45,330	$21.79	170	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,260	$21.76	70	0.3
Richmond, VA	$45,190	$21.73	250	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$45,140	$21.70	470	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,880	$21.58	290	0.2
Reno, NV	$44,800	$21.54	140	0.5
Tulsa, OK	$44,800	$21.54	210	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$44,520	$21.40	60	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$44,420	$21.36	1,410	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,340	$21.32	260	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,200	$21.25	40	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$43,200	$20.77	1,280	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$43,170	$20.76	290	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$43,120	$20.73	200	0.5
Corpus Christi, TX	$42,970	$20.66	170	0.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$42,760	$20.56	40	0.2
Wichita, KS	$42,520	$20.44	210	0.7
Waco, TX	$40,130	$19.29	50	0.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$40,110	$19.28	40	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$39,440	$18.96	40	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$39,170	$18.83	290	0.6
Birmingham, AL	$38,610	$18.56	110	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$38,450	$18.49	70	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$38,440	$18.48	620	0.4
Jackson, MS	$38,290	$18.41	80	0.3
Mobile, AL	$37,910	$18.23	40	0.2
Lake Charles, LA	$37,670	$18.11	110	1.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$37,070	$17.82	320	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$36,540	$17.57	110	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$26,520	$12.75	70	0.1
Idaho Falls, ID	Not published	Not published	270	3.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.