Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary — Salem, Oregon

The average Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Salem, Oregon earns $51,820 a year.

$51,820 / year, mean
↓ 9.1% below national average 25th percentile in Oregon

Salem pays below most of Oregon for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for hazardous materials removal workers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.2%
Cost of living 104 #29 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $454,689 #32 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $76,010 #65 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Salem ranks #29 for cost of living and #32 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Kennewick $88,030 Amarillo $78,080 New York $73,680 San Jose $73,470 Utica $73,350 Binghamton $70,370 San Francisco $68,410 Chicago $65,400 Seattle $65,220 Albany $62,770 Buffalo $62,510 Santa Maria $62,230 Syracuse $60,360 Bellingham $60,010 Los Angeles $59,910 Vallejo $59,460 Bakersfield $58,970 Mount Vernon $58,800 Fresno $57,740 Oxnard $57,420 Reading $57,020 Sacramento $56,790 Riverside $56,630 Rochester $56,420 Trenton $56,170 Allentown $55,850 Lansing $55,640 Salinas $55,610 Philadelphia $55,600 San Diego $55,450 Baltimore $53,830 Spokane $53,780 Olympia $53,460 Portland $53,340 Louisville $53,140 Medford $52,830 Chambersburg $52,670 Scranton $52,100 Eugene $51,970 Salem $51,820 Pittsburgh $51,610 Harrisburg $51,600 Stockton $50,860 Grand Rapids $49,880 Virginia Beach $49,590 Detroit $49,420 Lancaster $49,070 Lakeland $49,010 Indianapolis $48,760 Austin $48,300 Miami $48,300 Palm Bay $48,040 Dallas $47,790 Kalamazoo $47,620 Houston $47,350 Fort Wayne $46,640 Sarasota $46,560 Jacksonville $46,250 Orlando $46,180 Corpus Christi $45,770 Richmond $44,950 Pensacola $44,610 San Antonio $44,570 Huntington $43,690 Deltona $43,480 Tampa $42,430 Waco $41,770
CityMean salaryvs. Salem
Albany, New York$62,770+21.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$55,850+7.8%
Amarillo, Texas$78,080+50.7%
Austin, Texas$48,300-6.8%
Bakersfield, California$58,970+13.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$53,830+3.9%
Bellingham, Washington$60,010+15.8%
Binghamton, New York$70,370+35.8%
Buffalo, New York$62,510+20.6%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$52,670+1.6%
Chicago, Illinois$65,400+26.2%
Corpus Christi, Texas$45,770-11.7%
Dallas, Texas$47,790-7.8%
Deltona, Florida$43,480-16.1%
Detroit, Michigan$49,420-4.6%
Eugene, Oregon$51,970+0.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$46,640-10.0%
Fresno, California$57,740+11.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$49,880-3.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$51,600-0.4%
Houston, Texas$47,350-8.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$43,690-15.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$48,760-5.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$46,250-10.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$47,620-8.1%
Kennewick, Washington$88,030+69.9%
Lakeland, Florida$49,010-5.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$49,070-5.3%
Lansing, Michigan$55,640+7.4%
Los Angeles, California$59,910+15.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$53,140+2.5%
Medford, Oregon$52,830+1.9%
Miami, Florida$48,300-6.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$58,800+13.5%
New York, New York$73,680+42.2%
Sarasota, Florida$46,560-10.2%
Olympia, Washington$53,460+3.2%
Orlando, Florida$46,180-10.9%
Oxnard, California$57,420+10.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$48,040-7.3%
Pensacola, Florida$44,610-13.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$55,600+7.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$51,610-0.4%
Portland, Oregon$53,340+2.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$57,020+10.0%
Richmond, Virginia$44,950-13.3%
Riverside, California$56,630+9.3%
Rochester, New York$56,420+8.9%
Sacramento, California$56,790+9.6%
Salinas, California$55,610+7.3%
San Antonio, Texas$44,570-14.0%
San Diego, California$55,450+7.0%
San Francisco, California$68,410+32.0%
San Jose, California$73,470+41.8%
Santa Maria, California$62,230+20.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$52,100+0.5%
Seattle, Washington$65,220+25.9%
Spokane, Washington$53,780+3.8%
Stockton, California$50,860-1.9%
Syracuse, New York$60,360+16.5%
Tampa, Florida$42,430-18.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$56,170+8.4%
Utica, New York$73,350+41.5%
Vallejo, California$59,460+14.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$49,590-4.3%
Waco, Texas$41,770-19.4%
Gross salary
51,820/yr
Estimated take-home
40,194/yr
Est. total withheld
22.4%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Salem

These notes add local color around Salem, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-4041 SOC code
Official area Salem, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
435,085