SOC 47-4041 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Hazardous Materials Removal Workers make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $47,440. The 10th percentile is $44,710 and the 90th percentile is $68,430. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$47,440

10th percentile
$44,710
25th percentile
$46,000
Median
$47,440
75th percentile
$61,340
90th percentile
$68,430
Mean
$52,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $44,710 and the 90th percentile is $68,430. The difference is $23,720, which is 50.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,000 to the 75th at $61,340, covers $15,340.

The mean annual wage is $52,730, which sits above the median of $47,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $49,450 for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,743, which is 0.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the Ohio median of $46,620.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hazardous Materials Removal Workers at $49,743 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 3rd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $48,050 and employment of 150. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,626, against $49,743 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $46,530 and employment of 530. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,623, against $49,743 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 106 miles away, with a median of $46,730 and employment of 140. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,948, against $49,743 here.

Employment share

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (200 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Hazardous Materials Removal Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Hazardous Materials Removal Workers make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $47,440. The 10th percentile is $44,710 and the 90th percentile is $68,430. Employment is 200.

How does that compare with the national median for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers?

The local median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $49,450.

What is Hazardous Materials Removal Workers pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,440 is $49,743. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers?

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $48,050. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.