The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hazardous materials removal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $35,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46,790 | 3.03% | 20.52% |
| 2019 | $45,370 | 9.65% | - |
| 2018 | $40,990 | -7.68% | - |
| 2015 | $44,140 | 6.73% | - |
| 2014 | $41,170 | -17.46% | - |
| 2013 | $48,360 | 23.10% | - |
| 2012 | $37,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,790 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for hazardous materials removal workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Flint and 60.4 percent (60.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.