How much do Hazardous Materials Removal Workers make in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA?

Percentile spread

For Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,700 and the 90th percentile is $75,330. The difference is $37,630, which is 80.6% 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 $44,080 to the 75th at $58,620, covers $14,540.

The mean annual wage is $51,600, which sits above the median of $46,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA median is 5.6% lower than the national median of $49,450 for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,319, which is 4.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $47,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 98.650, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hazardous Materials Removal Workers at $47,319 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ranks 12th of 15 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).).

• Chambersburg, PA is 45 miles away, with a median of $55,470 and employment of 30. That median is 18.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,610, against $47,319 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 47 miles away, with a median of $46,030 and employment of 70. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,847, against $47,319 here.
• Reading, PA is 59 miles away, with a median of $54,440 and employment of 50. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,089, against $47,319 here.