Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary in the US
A hazardous materials removal workers earns a national median of $49,450 a year (mean $56,430) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #565 of 825.
How much does a hazardous materials removal workers earn in the US?
A hazardous materials removal workers in the United States earns a median of $49,450 a year (mean $56,430), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 51,710 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-4041), ranked #565 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$49,450
per year
Mean
$56,430
per year
Employment
51,710
US workers
National rank
#565
of 825 by median
What a hazardous materials removal workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a hazardous materials removal workers (SOC 47-4041) earns a median annual wage of $49,450 and a mean (average) of $56,430. The median is the midpoint — half of hazardous materials removal workers earn more and half earn less — and is 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a hazardous materials removal workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for hazardous materials removal workers is $49,450, and the mean (average) is $56,430. The median is the midpoint — half of hazardous materials removal workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does hazardous materials removal workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $49,450, a hazardous materials removal workers earns 3% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many hazardous materials removal workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 51,710 hazardous materials removal workers employed nationally (SOC 47-4041), across all industries.
- Where does this hazardous materials removal workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-4041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-4041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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