The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $31,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,980.
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 | $38,410 | -15.83% | 24.81% |
| 2021 | $44,490 | 15.49% | - |
| 2020 | $37,600 | 1.97% | - |
| 2019 | $36,860 | 2.96% | - |
| 2018 | $35,770 | 0.06% | - |
| 2017 | $35,750 | 7.02% | - |
| 2016 | $33,240 | 9.66% | - |
| 2015 | $30,030 | 2.20% | - |
| 2014 | $29,370 | 2.08% | - |
| 2013 | $28,760 | -0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $28,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,410 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for hazardous materials removal workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 44.0 percent (44.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Amarillo and 38.8 percent (38.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.