The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hazardous materials removal workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $44,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,560 | -5.13% | 15.85% |
| 2021 | $76,280 | 12.87% | - |
| 2020 | $66,460 | 1.63% | - |
| 2019 | $65,380 | -1.62% | - |
| 2018 | $66,440 | -3.18% | - |
| 2017 | $68,550 | 4.03% | - |
| 2016 | $65,790 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $63,920 | 3.32% | - |
| 2014 | $61,800 | -1.94% | - |
| 2013 | $63,000 | 3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $61,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,560, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for hazardous materials removal workers in state of New York, followed by Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $66,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Syracuse | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Binghamton |