The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hazardous materials removal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $37,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,310.
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 | $56,680 | 18.31% | 29.02% |
| 2021 | $46,300 | -14.23% | - |
| 2020 | $52,890 | -2.44% | - |
| 2019 | $54,180 | 3.97% | - |
| 2018 | $52,030 | 10.80% | - |
| 2017 | $46,410 | 9.44% | - |
| 2016 | $42,030 | -18.84% | - |
| 2015 | $49,950 | 5.11% | - |
| 2014 | $47,400 | 0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $46,940 | 14.29% | - |
| 2012 | $40,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,680 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for hazardous materials removal workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisburg-Carlisle and 40.2 percent (40.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.