SOC 47-4041 · Anchorage, AK metro

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary in Anchorage, AK

The average salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Anchorage, Alaska is $65,650 a year ($31.56 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,540: half of the 50 people in this job in the Anchorage, AK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,037).

$65,650average per year

$31.56 / hourMedian $57,540Take-home ≈ $54,930

  • $48K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+15%vs U.S. metro average
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,770 or more. The middle half of hazardous materials removal workers in Anchorage earn between $51,790 and $65,790.

  • $48K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,650$5,471$31.56
Median$57,540$4,795$27.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,790$4,316$24.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,790$5,482$31.63

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $65,650, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $54,930 a year, or $4,577 a month and $2,113 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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Is Anchorage a good place for hazardous materials removal workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Anchorage area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $65,650 buys what about $62,275 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for hazardous materials removal workers

Kennewick, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($88,030).

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary by city

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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary in Anchorage: questions

How much do hazardous materials removal workers make an hour in Anchorage?

$31.56 an hour on average, and $27.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level hazardous materials removal workers salary in Anchorage?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the hazardous materials removal workers take-home pay in Anchorage?

About $54,930 a year ($4,577 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,650. Alaska has no state income tax; Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

Do hazardous materials removal workers earn more in Anchorage than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,037).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-4041; area Anchorage, AK (11260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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