SOC 47-4041 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary in Sacramento, CA

The average salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Sacramento, California is $56,790 a year ($27.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,490: half of the 450 people in this job in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,037).

$56,790average per year

$27.31 / hourMedian $50,490Take-home ≈ $46,211

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

450people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 13California metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,320 or more. The middle half of hazardous materials removal workers in Sacramento earn between $47,750 and $62,190.

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,790$4,732$27.30
Median$50,490$4,208$24.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,750$3,979$22.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,190$5,182$29.90

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

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $56,790, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $46,211 a year, or $3,851 a month and $1,777 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Sacramento area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.7), so the average $56,790 buys what about $53,239 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 10.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 9th of 13 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($73,470).

All Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salaries in California

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 Sacramento: questions

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

$27.31 an hour on average, and $24.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,211 a year ($3,851 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,790. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (40900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.26, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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