The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hazardous materials removal workers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $43,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,370.
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 | $83,920 | 12.07% | 43.48% |
| 2021 | $73,790 | 3.20% | - |
| 2020 | $71,430 | 10.02% | - |
| 2019 | $64,270 | -11.98% | - |
| 2018 | $71,970 | -5.31% | - |
| 2017 | $75,790 | 1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $74,790 | 8.81% | - |
| 2015 | $68,200 | 22.10% | - |
| 2014 | $53,130 | 3.14% | - |
| 2013 | $51,460 | 7.83% | - |
| 2012 | $47,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,920, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is the highest paying city for hazardous materials removal workers in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $64,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Olympia | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Longview | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Yakima |