The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $43,320 | 5.77% | -6.72% |
| 2016 | $40,820 | -1.00% | - |
| 2015 | $41,230 | 7.20% | - |
| 2014 | $38,260 | -10.66% | - |
| 2013 | $42,340 | -9.19% | - |
| 2012 | $46,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,320 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for hazardous materials removal workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.