Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary — Bellingham, Washington

The average Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Bellingham, Washington earns $60,010 a year.

$60,010 / year, mean
↑ 5.2% above national average 67th percentile in Washington

Bellingham sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Washington — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for hazardous materials removal workers — a fairly typical rate for this role. 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 Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.4%
Cost of living 103 #32 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $620,829 #15 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,989 #46 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bellingham ranks #32 for cost of living and #15 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. Bellingham
Albany, New York$62,770+4.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$55,850-6.9%
Amarillo, Texas$78,080+30.1%
Austin, Texas$48,300-19.5%
Bakersfield, California$58,970-1.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$53,830-10.3%
Binghamton, New York$70,370+17.3%
Buffalo, New York$62,510+4.2%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$52,670-12.2%
Chicago, Illinois$65,400+9.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$45,770-23.7%
Dallas, Texas$47,790-20.4%
Deltona, Florida$43,480-27.5%
Detroit, Michigan$49,420-17.6%
Eugene, Oregon$51,970-13.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$46,640-22.3%
Fresno, California$57,740-3.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$49,880-16.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$51,600-14.0%
Houston, Texas$47,350-21.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$43,690-27.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$48,760-18.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$46,250-22.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$47,620-20.6%
Kennewick, Washington$88,030+46.7%
Lakeland, Florida$49,010-18.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$49,070-18.2%
Lansing, Michigan$55,640-7.3%
Los Angeles, California$59,910-0.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$53,140-11.4%
Medford, Oregon$52,830-12.0%
Miami, Florida$48,300-19.5%
Mount Vernon, Washington$58,800-2.0%
New York, New York$73,680+22.8%
Sarasota, Florida$46,560-22.4%
Olympia, Washington$53,460-10.9%
Orlando, Florida$46,180-23.0%
Oxnard, California$57,420-4.3%
Palm Bay, Florida$48,040-19.9%
Pensacola, Florida$44,610-25.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$55,600-7.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$51,610-14.0%
Portland, Oregon$53,340-11.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$57,020-5.0%
Richmond, Virginia$44,950-25.1%
Riverside, California$56,630-5.6%
Rochester, New York$56,420-6.0%
Sacramento, California$56,790-5.4%
Salem, Oregon$51,820-13.6%
Salinas, California$55,610-7.3%
San Antonio, Texas$44,570-25.7%
San Diego, California$55,450-7.6%
San Francisco, California$68,410+14.0%
San Jose, California$73,470+22.4%
Santa Maria, California$62,230+3.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$52,100-13.2%
Seattle, Washington$65,220+8.7%
Spokane, Washington$53,780-10.4%
Stockton, California$50,860-15.2%
Syracuse, New York$60,360+0.6%
Tampa, Florida$42,430-29.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$56,170-6.4%
Utica, New York$73,350+22.2%
Vallejo, California$59,460-0.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$49,590-17.4%
Waco, Texas$41,770-30.4%
Gross salary
60,010/yr
Estimated take-home
50,398/yr
Est. total withheld
16.0%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. 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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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 Bellingham, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 13380 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_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: Washington

Population (metro area)
228,432