SOC 47-4041 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Dallas, Texas is $47,790 a year ($22.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,420: half of the 1,410 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,037).

$47,790average per year

$22.98 / hourMedian $44,420Take-home ≈ $40,579

  • $39K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,410people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 7Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,800 or more. The middle half of hazardous materials removal workers in Dallas earn between $44,110 and $47,600.

  • $39K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,790$3,982$22.98
Median$44,420$3,702$21.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,110$3,676$21.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,600$3,967$22.88

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

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $47,790, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $40,579 a year, or $3,382 a month and $1,561 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $47,790 buys what about $46,358 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 3rd of 7 Texas metro areas for this job; Amarillo pays the most ($78,080).

All Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salaries in Texas

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 Dallas: questions

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

$22.98 an hour on average, and $21.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,579 a year ($3,382 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,790. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 16% less 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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