Average salary, compensation, and wages for Hazardous materials removal workers in the United StatesMedian hourly earnings of hazardous materials removal workers were $15.61 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $12.37 and $22.18 per hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $10.29 per hour, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $26.60 per hour. The median hourly earnings in remediation and other waste management services, the largest industry employing hazardous materials removal workers in 2002, were $14.92 in 2002. According to the limited data available, treatment, storage, and disposal workers usually earn slightly more than asbestos abatement and lead abatement workers. Decontamination and decommissioning workers and radiation protection technicians, though constituting the smallest group, tend to earn the highest wages. More information on Hazardous materials removal workers from The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Overview of Hazardous materials removal workers occupation Number of Hazardous materials removal workers in the U.S. Salary and earnings for Hazardous materials removal workers Working conditions for Hazardous materials removal workers Significant points for Hazardous materials removal workers Training requirements for Hazardous materials removal workers Labor Information Home | Occupational data by city | Search Rainforests | Madagascar | What's new |