Pay by state · 52 states
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker Salary by State (2026)
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers earn the most in New York at $73,090 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $28,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $49,450. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $73,090New York
- National median
- $49,450BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $28,220Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of hazardous materials removal workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $73,090 | $55,570 | $85,450 | 4,090 | $67,725 |
| 2 | ILIllinois | $61,330 | $49,530 | $75,880 | 1,980 | $61,356 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $60,320 | $50,640 | $74,330 | 140 | $58,930 |
| 4 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $60,240 | $55,140 | $68,390 | 50 | $54,813 |
| 5 | NDNorth Dakota | $60,160 | $38,720 | $63,960 | 170 | $67,627 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $60,160 | $49,010 | $78,990 | 3,250 | $56,217 |
| 7 | TNTennessee | $60,090 | $46,440 | $75,400 | 570 | $65,408 |
| 8 | COColorado | $59,920 | $47,440 | $64,370 | 1,400 | $58,145 |
| 9 | MOMissouri | $59,120 | $41,590 | $67,840 | 370 | $65,098 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $59,100 | $47,660 | $80,700 | 730 | $59,926 |
| 11 | HIHawaii | $58,440 | $47,700 | $62,250 | 340 | $53,151 |
| 12 | CACalifornia | $56,120 | $47,180 | $67,540 | 7,340 | $50,686 |
| 13 | NJNew Jersey | $55,900 | $46,790 | $76,020 | 2,250 | $51,376 |
| 14 | NHNew Hampshire | $55,310 | $47,840 | $96,150 | 140 | $53,098 |
| 15 | MTMontana | $54,540 | $49,870 | $57,260 | 250 | $57,626 |
| 16 | NMNew Mexico | $53,440 | $46,170 | $55,500 | 680 | $57,953 |
| 17 | SDSouth Dakota | $51,420 | $49,480 | $55,050 | 190 | $58,045 |
| 18 | AZArizona | $50,530 | $45,430 | $51,220 | 800 | $50,190 |
| 19 | IAIowa | $49,870 | $41,160 | $57,490 | 270 | $56,824 |
| 20 | OROregon | $49,720 | $46,940 | $57,920 | 1,130 | $48,103 |
| 21 | IDIdaho | $49,710 | $46,270 | $103,850 | 600 | $52,056 |
| 22 | MAMassachusetts | $49,620 | $47,890 | $55,990 | 2,770 | $46,919 |
| 23 | UTUtah | $49,240 | $46,600 | $57,780 | 530 | $49,806 |
| 24 | SCSouth Carolina | $49,170 | $45,320 | $65,360 | 870 | $52,449 |
| 25 | GAGeorgia | $48,960 | $39,860 | $54,660 | 460 | $50,845 |
| 26 | MDMaryland | $48,640 | $46,730 | $56,360 | 660 | $46,342 |
| 27 | WYWyoming | $48,570 | $46,900 | $55,470 | 30 | $52,400 |
| 28 | NENebraska | $48,540 | $41,030 | $55,760 | 210 | $53,872 |
| 29 | PAPennsylvania | $47,860 | $44,520 | $59,520 | 1,590 | $49,051 |
| 30 | WIWisconsin | $47,750 | $45,330 | $61,190 | 590 | $50,747 |
| 31 | KYKentucky | $47,640 | $45,540 | $60,290 | 460 | $52,840 |
| 32 | NVNevada | $47,520 | $42,210 | $59,750 | 400 | $47,530 |
| 33 | MEMaine | $47,280 | $42,990 | $60,990 | 190 | $48,717 |
| 34 | CTConnecticut | $47,090 | $41,010 | $57,330 | 750 | $45,449 |
| 35 | VTVermont | $46,780 | $46,220 | $50,940 | 70 | $47,755 |
| 36 | INIndiana | $46,680 | $43,530 | $55,690 | 990 | $50,017 |
| 37 | RIRhode Island | $46,670 | $42,870 | $72,800 | 330 | $45,630 |
| 38 | OHOhio | $46,620 | $44,220 | $58,800 | 830 | $50,251 |
| 39 | WVWest Virginia | $46,390 | $42,990 | $51,790 | 130 | $51,834 |
| 40 | MIMichigan | $46,380 | $40,890 | $55,440 | 1,610 | $48,204 |
| 41 | KSKansas | $45,530 | $39,330 | $50,560 | 480 | $50,551 |
| 42 | VAVirginia | $45,320 | $39,330 | $49,490 | 930 | $44,825 |
| 43 | TXTexas | $44,390 | $40,650 | $48,160 | 4,450 | $45,736 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $44,300 | $39,710 | $45,390 | 650 | $50,431 |
| 45 | DEDelaware | $44,250 | $32,000 | $48,120 | N/A | $44,335 |
| 46 | NCNorth Carolina | $43,180 | $39,160 | $47,320 | 1,250 | $45,777 |
| 47 | FLFlorida | $42,350 | $38,320 | $50,310 | 1,780 | $40,952 |
| 48 | MSMississippi | $39,440 | $37,600 | $45,450 | 250 | $45,358 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $38,610 | $37,040 | $44,520 | 350 | $43,468 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $38,000 | $36,950 | $42,710 | 880 | $43,080 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $36,630 | $35,830 | $45,730 | 440 | $42,134 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $28,220 | $26,520 | $34,680 | 180 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $73,090, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $67,725.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Hazardous Materials Removal Workers the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers at $73,090 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Illinois ($61,330) and Alaska ($60,320).
Which state pays Hazardous Materials Removal Workers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers at $28,220 a year, $44,870 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Hazardous Materials Removal Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $67,725 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $73,090. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.