The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hazardous materials removal workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $40,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,310.
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 | $48,700 | 3.57% | 16.30% |
| 2021 | $46,960 | 18.63% | - |
| 2020 | $38,210 | -5.78% | - |
| 2019 | $40,420 | 0.20% | - |
| 2018 | $40,340 | 4.44% | - |
| 2017 | $38,550 | 8.17% | - |
| 2016 | $35,400 | 2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $34,450 | -21.51% | - |
| 2014 | $41,860 | -2.89% | - |
| 2013 | $43,070 | 5.36% | - |
| 2012 | $40,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,700 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for hazardous materials removal workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 42.0 percent (42.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yakima.
| 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 |