The highest-paying states for hazardous materials removal workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of hazardous materials removal workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,800, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for hazardous materials removal workers. It is followed by Minnesota (average annual salary $71,020). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of hazardous materials removal workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $72,800 |
$40,260 | 1,690 |
| 2 | Minnesota | $71,020 |
$47,650 | 420 |
| 3 | New York | $68,430 |
$40,810 | 3,790 |
| 4 | Washington | $66,850 |
$38,020 | 1,630 |
| 5 | Missouri | $65,760 |
$29,700 | 450 |
| 6 | Virgin Islands | $60,910 |
$54,110 | 40 |
| 7 | Tennessee | $59,270 |
$29,690 | 530 |
| 8 | New Mexico | $55,490 |
$35,100 | 530 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $53,750 |
$35,920 | 1,690 |
| 10 | Montana | $52,410 |
$38,110 | 90 |
| 11 | Alaska | $51,790 |
$32,080 | 300 |
| 12 | California | $51,130 |
$38,730 | 6,980 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $49,760 |
$37,320 | 1,180 |
| 14 | Colorado | $49,720 |
$35,160 | 1,570 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $49,570 |
$48,770 | 80 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $49,560 |
$34,970 | 630 |
| 17 | South Dakota | $49,340 |
$37,310 | 130 |
| 18 | Oregon | $48,460 |
$39,430 | 690 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $47,940 |
$37,790 | 210 |
| 20 | Maryland | $46,880 |
$35,060 | 1,090 |
| 21 | Utah | $46,150 |
$36,160 | 230 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $46,140 |
$39,430 | 110 |
| 23 | Michigan | $46,100 |
$37,220 | 990 |
| 24 | Ohio | $45,780 |
$28,220 | 1,830 |
| 25 | Indiana | $45,310 |
$30,570 | 1,050 |
| 26 | Nevada | $44,900 |
$36,620 | 570 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $44,720 |
$31,200 | 300 |
| 28 | Vermont | $44,040 |
$36,160 | 140 |
| 29 | Delaware | $43,540 |
$37,710 | 80 |
| 30 | Hawaii | $43,120 |
$26,430 | 250 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $41,570 |
$32,930 | 870 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $40,440 |
$26,750 | 250 |
| 33 | District of Columbia | $40,420 |
$40,400 | 90 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $40,420 |
$30,650 | 490 |
| 35 | Maine | $40,070 |
$35,180 | 240 |
| 36 | Iowa | $39,410 |
$28,240 | 300 |
| 37 | Arizona | $38,940 |
$29,570 | 450 |
| 38 | Illinois | $38,760 |
$34,190 | 1,760 |
| 39 | Texas | $38,650 |
$31,270 | 4,160 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $38,540 |
$25,080 | 360 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $38,490 |
$34,550 | 50 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $38,490 |
$33,040 | 270 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $38,060 |
$26,250 | 560 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $38,000 |
$30,010 | 1,050 |
| 45 | Guam | $37,330 |
$29,090 | 30 |
| 46 | Idaho | $37,170 |
$31,820 | 320 |
| 47 | Kansas | $36,850 |
$28,450 | 420 |
| 48 | Georgia | $36,800 |
$27,720 | 700 |
| 49 | Florida | $36,130 |
$30,500 | 2,130 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $35,590 |
$28,920 | 250 |
| 51 | Virginia | $35,570 |
$26,920 | 1,660 |
| 52 | Alabama | $35,250 |
$27,620 | 610 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $34,960 |
$22,160 | 320 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $28,360 |
$23,720 | 140 |