Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $58K, rent takes 34.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,376/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,200/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new hazardous materials removal workers typically earn — is $48K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,858/month. At HUD’s $1,376/month FMR, rent would take 48% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 16% above the national median — $58K here vs. $49K nationally. Keep in mind cost of living here is 5% above the national average, which offsets some of that premium.

Anchorage pays $58K median vs. the U.S. average of $49K — that’s +16%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 105.42), the purchasing-power equivalent is $55K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $57,540 a year, that works out to about $28 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $47,640, and experienced hazardous materials removal workers can clear $121,770. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,023/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,376/month, which eats 34.2% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Anchorage has a Regional Price Parity of 105.42 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median hazardous materials removal workers salary is worth about $54,582 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.