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Hazardous Materials Removal Worker Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,940
25th Percentile Wage
$31,210
50th Percentile Wage
$37,290
75th Percentile Wage
$52,610
90th Percentile Wage
$66,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,940.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$37,290
-1.50% -14.94%
2013
$37,850
-13.24% -
2012
$42,860
- -

Table 2. Compare Hazardous Materials Removal Worker Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,290 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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-Santa Ana is 43.2 percent (43.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$65,630
Salinas
$63,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$61,540
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$60,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$58,010
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$56,380
Stockton
$54,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$50,940
Fresno
$50,400
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,880
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$49,800
Vallejo-Fairfield
$48,520
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$48,060
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$47,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$46,950
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$46,850
Bakersfield-Delano
$45,770
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$43,830
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$43,360
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$43,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$43,320
Redding
$38,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$37,290
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$36,220