Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $64K, rent takes 29.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,273/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new hazardous materials removal workers typically earn — is $39K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,323/month.

Local pay is 29% above the national median — $64K here vs. $49K nationally.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area pays $64K median vs. the U.S. average of $49K — that’s +29%.

The median is $63,960 a year, that works out to about $31 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $38,720, and experienced hazardous materials removal workers can clear $86,630. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,345/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,273/month, which eats 29.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median hazardous materials removal workers salary is worth about $63,960 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.