The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hazardous materials removal workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $35,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $62,200 | 7.81% | -3.10% |
| 2016 | $57,340 | -11.25% | - |
| 2015 | $63,790 | 4.33% | - |
| 2014 | $61,030 | -7.13% | - |
| 2013 | $65,380 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $64,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,200 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 42.4 percent (42.4%) 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 |