SOC 47-4041 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for hazardous materials removal workers in Mount Vernon, Washington is $58,800 a year ($28.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,840: half of the 30 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,037).

$58,800average per year

$28.27 / hourMedian $57,840Take-home ≈ $49,426

  • $47K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 6Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,350 or more. The middle half of hazardous materials removal workers in Mount Vernon earn between $56,560 and $64,130.

  • $47K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,800$4,900$28.27
Median$57,840$4,820$27.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,560$4,713$27.19
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,130$5,344$30.83

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

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary after taxes in Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $58,800, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $49,426 a year, or $4,119 a month and $1,901 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $58,800 buys what about $57,398 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 10.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salary in other Washington cities

Mount Vernon ranks 4th of 6 Washington metro areas for this job; Kennewick pays the most ($88,030).

All Hazardous Materials Removal Workers salaries in Washington

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 Mount Vernon: questions

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

$28.27 an hour on average, and $27.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,426 a year ($4,119 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,800. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do hazardous materials removal workers earn more in Mount Vernon than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.83, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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