Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician Salary: United States
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The median annual wage for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in the United States was $49,450 in May 2025 (BLS). The middle half of workers earned between $44,720 and $61,530.
Broader occupation Our title "Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-4041 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. BLS groups Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician within Hazardous Materials Removal Workers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
Annual wages
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician, the United States, annual wages: 10% earned less than $38,460, half earned less than the median of $49,450, 90% earned less than $82,410 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,460 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $44,720 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $49,450 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $61,530 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $82,410 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $56,430 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Hourly wages
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician, the United States, hourly wages: 10% earned less than $18.49, half earned less than the median of $23.78, 90% earned less than $39.62 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Hourly wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18.49 per hour | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $21.50 per hour | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $23.78 per hour | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $29.58 per hour | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $39.62 per hour | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $27.13 per hour | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Employment: BLS estimates 51,710 workers in this occupation nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-4041 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, National.
What BLS wages include. Base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. They leave out overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.
BLS definitions, verbatim
wages
Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
hours
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly wages by 2,080 hours; for occupations where hourly wages are not published, annual wages were taken directly from the reported survey data.
Target metros
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th percentile | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,760 | $39,210 to $56,890 | 220 | 0.24 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,440 | $38,440 to $46,410 | 620 | 1.3 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $46,800 | $38,740 to $51,990 | 170 | 0.37 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,410 | $40,080 to $48,260 | 200 | 0.82 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $74,060 | $55,640 to $85,590 | 3,770 | 1.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $74,060 | $55,640 to $85,590 | 3,770 | 1.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $44,420 | $44,110 to $47,600 | 1,410 | 1.04 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $43,200 | $42,640 to $48,640 | 1,280 | 1.17 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $61,330 | $48,910 to $75,890 | 1,580 | 1.05 |
How does Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician pay differ by industry?
These are national industry estimates for SOC 47-4041, not local offers or separate estimates for the niche title. Industry names are exactly as BLS publishes them.
| Industry | NAICS | Median | Basis | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 22 | $108,620 | Annual | 150 |
| Utilities | 221000 | $108,620 | Annual | 150 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | 221100 | $108,620 | Annual | 130 |
| Construction | 23 | $49,610 | Annual | 2,810 |
| Construction of Buildings | 236000 | $48,410 | Annual | 2,070 |
| Residential Building Construction | 236100 | $48,670 | Annual | 1,710 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | 236200 | $47,030 | Annual | 360 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 238000 | $58,120 | Annual | 730 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 238200 | $46,440 | Annual | 330 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | 238300 | $63,980 | Annual | 60 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 238900 | $64,720 | Annual | 340 |
| Food Manufacturing | 311000 | $53,680 | Annual | 60 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | 311600 | $53,680 | Annual | 50 |
| Manufacturing | 31-33 | $60,320 | Annual | 290 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332000 | $54,530 | Annual | 30 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | 335000 | $61,460 | Annual | 30 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 336000 | $66,350 | Annual | 110 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 336400 | $84,590 | Annual | 40 |
| Ship and Boat Building | 336600 | $56,370 | Annual | 40 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 488000 | $64,850 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 54 | $62,180 | Annual | 1,610 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 541000 | $62,180 | Annual | 1,610 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 541300 | $104,530 | Annual | 740 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 541600 | $50,170 | Annual | 750 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | 541700 | $68,170 | Annual | 120 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 561700 | $40,660 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | 562000 | $48,880 | Annual | 40,700 |
| Waste Collection | 562100 | $49,230 | Annual | 1,450 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal | 562200 | $48,650 | Annual | 7,040 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | 562900 | $48,900 | Annual | 32,210 |
| Repair and Maintenance | 811000 | $56,760 | Annual | 290 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | 811100 | $56,750 | Annual | 280 |
Industry estimates are national. Do not combine an industry median with a local percentile to invent an industry-specific local rate.
Which related roles have a different BLS occupation?
A supervisory occupation is not an experience percentile for the craft. Compare the actual responsibilities and the published SOC.
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This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $104,530 | 720 | 16.71 | 1.82 |
| Pueblo, CO | $79,260 | 70 | 3.2 | 1.62 |
| Amarillo, TX | $77,580 | 120 | 2.83 | 1.74 |
| Knoxville, TN | $75,280 | 230 | 1.62 | 1.60 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $74,060 | 3,770 | 1.2 | 1.21 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $67,010 | 300 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| Binghamton, NY | $62,090 | 50 | 1.4 | 1.26 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $61,330 | 1,580 | 1.05 | 1.12 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $61,170 | 50 | 1.84 | 1.26 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,390 | 310 | 2.05 | 1.03 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $39,170 | 290 | 1.95 | 0.83 |
| Birmingham, AL | $38,610 | 110 | 0.63 | 0.81 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,450 | 70 | 0.86 | 0.78 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,440 | 620 | 1.3 | 0.79 |
| Jackson, MS | $38,290 | 80 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| Mobile, AL | $37,910 | 40 | 0.69 | 0.81 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $37,670 | 110 | 3.21 | 0.82 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $37,070 | 320 | 2.33 | 0.76 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $36,540 | 110 | 0.95 | 0.80 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $26,520 | 70 | 0.3 | 0.90 |
The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.
What do these published wages mean for an offer?
Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National, the published median for SOC 47-4041, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, is $49,450 per year. The middle half of the Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National wage distribution runs from $44,720 to $61,530, a width of $16,810 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.
For the national Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician comparison, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $74,060 per year while Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $51,160 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.
The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, read alongside Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National, are Utilities at $108,620 per year (NAICS 22); Utilities at $108,620 per year (NAICS 221000); Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution at $108,620 per year (NAICS 221100). Those Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.
The Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National median was $48,490 per year in May 2024, compared with $49,450 in May 2025, a published difference of $960. That Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $48,490 and $49,450 Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.
Before offering $49,450 per year for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.
The mapping for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National is broader: BLS groups Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician within Hazardous Materials Removal Workers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. When calibrating a Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National opening, the work checks include State asbestos worker or supervisor license (EPA AHERA training); lead abatement worker or EPA RRP certification; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.
Questions about this occupation and area
What does the middle-half band tell a Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National buyer?
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National has a published middle-half band of $44,720 to $61,530, a width of $16,810 per year, with median $49,450. An offer inside that Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National band is not automatically competitive for every scope; match the required work and the separate pay terms first.
Which areas should I compare before hiring Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National?
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA are the largest-employment comparison markets used for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National. Comparing those Hazardous Materials Removal Workers tables with the $49,450 Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National median does not measure commuting costs or predict what a particular applicant will accept.
Are the industry figures local to Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National?
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National uses national industry rows for SOC 47-4041, not local sector-specific wages. Utilities leads the selected sortable rows at $108,620 per year, but that national industry figure is not a quoted offer for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National.
What changed between the releases for Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National?
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National moved from $48,490 in May 2024 to $49,450 in May 2025. These Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician in National published medians do not describe an individual raise or establish a future wage trend.
What changed since May 2024
SOC 47-4041. Published annual median: $48,490 (May 2024) and $49,450 (May 2025). These are two BLS releases, not a projection.