Asbestos & Lead Abatement Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-4041 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

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.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
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
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$60,390	250	0.65	0.72
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,290	1,620	2.34	0.83
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,260	930	1.74	0.97
Bellingham, WA	$59,720	40	1.43	1.03
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$59,700	350	1.95	1.18
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$59,580	1,410	1.79	0.80
Utica-Rome, NY	$59,440	120	3.05	1.21
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,220	130	0.35	1.18
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$59,160	560	0.87	1.00
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$59,140	50	0.55	1.27
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$58,650	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.21
Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,440	310	2.08	1.02
Duluth, MN-WI	$58,400	40	0.86	1.17
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$57,840	30	1.83	0.97
Anchorage, AK	$57,540	50	0.9	0.96
Greeley, CO	$57,130	100	2.55	1.04
Billings, MT	$56,700	80	2.53	1.16
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$56,160	40	0.72	1.02
Vallejo, CA	$55,960	220	4.62	0.95
Colorado Springs, CO	$55,690	120	1.1	1.06
Chambersburg, PA	$55,470	30	1.62	1.17
Albuquerque, NM	$55,420	320	2.35	1.15
Syracuse, NY	$54,870	190	1.89	1.04
Fresno, CA	$54,570	210	1.3	1.16
Reading, PA	$54,440	50	0.86	1.10
Farmington, NM	$52,760	80	5.22	1.15
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$52,670	70	1.25	1.10
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$52,410	90	0.69	1.01
Toledo, OH	$52,210	60	0.58	1.08
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$51,790	670	1.3	0.88
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,300	80	0.94	1.11
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$51,260	90	1.4	0.99
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$51,160	2,470	1.18	0.92
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$50,530	680	0.86	0.98
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$50,490	450	1.26	0.85
Medford, OR	$50,430	60	2.02	1.01
Omaha, NE-IA	$50,360	80	0.49	1.01
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$50,240	150	1.38	1.06
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$50,190	280	0.3	0.98
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$50,120	50	0.69	0.95
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,950	840	2.1	0.82
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$49,930	1,980	2.2	0.75
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,850	50	0.42	0.82
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,830	250	2.9	0.91
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$49,420	80	0.59	1.01
Salinas, CA	$49,390	100	1.55	1.04
Rochester, NY	$49,250	280	1.68	0.96
Ogden, UT	$49,240	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.01
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,130	890	0.92	0.90
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$49,070	80	1.61	0.99
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$48,870	390	0.87	0.83
Boise City, ID	$48,660	210	1.6	0.99
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$48,650	180	1.72	0.93
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,460	100	0.48	1.03
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$48,460	70	1.57	0.78
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,390	500	0.48	0.68
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,360	110	1.1	0.99
Salem, OR	$48,330	80	1.32	0.87
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,240	180	0.64	0.94
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$48,190	110	0.88	0.98
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$48,070	180	0.67	0.87
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,050	150	0.65	0.99
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,950	450	0.8	0.99
Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,820	40	0.8	0.97
Jacksonville, FL	$47,780	130	0.51	0.98
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,780	190	0.53	0.94
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$47,740	260	1.31	0.80
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,690	220	0.57	1.02
Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,470	80	0.86	0.83
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,440	200	0.56	0.95
New Haven, CT	$47,440	150	1.59	0.79
Columbia, SC	$47,380	130	0.97	1.02
Worcester, MA	$47,250	320	2.73	0.82
Lincoln, NE	$47,220	60	0.97	0.95
Boulder, CO	$47,160	30	0.51	0.68
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$47,140	30	0.3	0.99
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,010	430	1.17	0.95
Springfield, MA	$46,880	270	4.08	0.90
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$46,800	170	0.37	1.00
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$46,790	440	1.86	0.87
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$46,780	50	1.2	0.78
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$46,780	40	2.45	0.94
Columbus, OH	$46,730	140	0.38	0.91
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$46,680	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.94
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$46,600	80	0.55	1.00
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$46,530	530	1.45	0.94
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,380	840	1.33	0.89
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$46,330	70	1.56	0.81
Lancaster, PA	$46,030	70	0.82	0.95
Cleveland, OH	$45,800	110	0.32	0.91
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,760	220	0.24	0.94
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$45,660	50	1.09	1.02
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$45,650	60	1.43	0.94
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$45,600	200	0.8	0.92
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$45,430	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.01
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$45,430	100	1.28	0.72
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,410	200	0.82	0.87
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,380	120	0.59	0.95
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$45,330	170	1.24	0.74
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,260	70	0.98	0.95
Richmond, VA	$45,190	250	1.12	0.88
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$45,140	470	1.05	0.90
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,880	290	0.67	0.79
Reno, NV	$44,800	140	1.55	0.90
Tulsa, OK	$44,800	210	1.38	0.96
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$44,520	60	0.72	0.96
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$44,420	1,410	1.04	0.86
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,340	260	1.14	0.94
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,200	40	0.67	0.96
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$43,200	1,280	1.17	0.87
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$43,170	290	0.76	0.92
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$43,120	200	1.61	0.93
Corpus Christi, TX	$42,970	170	2.63	0.95
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$42,760	40	0.49	0.92
Wichita, KS	$42,520	210	2.07	0.89
Waco, TX	$40,130	50	1.06	0.87
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$40,110	40	0.72	1.06
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$39,440	40	0.83	0.91
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.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.82	$104,530	16.71
Amarillo, TX	1.74	$77,580	2.83
Pueblo, CO	1.62	$79,260	3.2
Knoxville, TN	1.60	$75,280	1.62
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.34	$67,010	0.66
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.27	$59,140	0.55
Warner Robins, GA	1.26	$61,170	1.84
Binghamton, NY	1.26	$62,090	1.4
Utica-Rome, NY	1.21	$59,440	3.05
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.21	$58,650	Not published by BLS
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.21	$74,060	1.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.18	$59,700	1.95
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.18	$59,220	0.35
Duluth, MN-WI	1.17	$58,400	0.86
Chambersburg, PA	1.17	$55,470	1.62
Fresno, CA	1.16	$54,570	1.3
Billings, MT	1.16	$56,700	2.53
Albuquerque, NM	1.15	$55,420	2.35
Farmington, NM	1.15	$52,760	5.22
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.12	$61,330	1.05
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.11	$51,300	0.94
Reading, PA	1.10	$54,440	0.86
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.10	$52,670	1.25
Toledo, OH	1.08	$52,210	0.58
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.06	$50,240	1.38
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.06	$40,110	0.72
Colorado Springs, CO	1.06	$55,690	1.1
Salinas, CA	1.04	$49,390	1.55
Greeley, CO	1.04	$57,130	2.55
Syracuse, NY	1.04	$54,870	1.89
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.03	$48,460	0.48
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.03	$60,390	2.05
Bellingham, WA	1.03	$59,720	1.43
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.02	$45,660	1.09
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.02	$47,690	0.57
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.02	$58,440	2.08
Columbia, SC	1.02	$47,380	0.97
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.02	$56,160	0.72
Omaha, NE-IA	1.01	$50,360	0.49
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.01	$52,410	0.69
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.01	$45,430	Not published by BLS
Medford, OR	1.01	$50,430	2.02
Ogden, UT	1.01	$49,240	Not published by BLS
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.01	$49,420	0.59
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.00	$46,800	0.37
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.00	$46,600	0.55
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.00	$59,160	0.87
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.99	$47,140	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.99	$48,050	0.65
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.99	$51,260	1.4
Boise City, ID	0.99	$48,660	1.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.99	$47,950	0.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.99	$49,070	1.61
Stockton-Lodi, CA	0.99	$48,360	1.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.98	$48,190	0.88
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.98	$50,530	0.86
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.98	$50,190	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	0.98	$47,780	0.51
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	0.97	$57,840	1.83
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.97	$47,820	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.97	$60,260	1.74
Rochester, NY	0.96	$49,250	1.68
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.96	$44,520	0.72
Tulsa, OK	0.96	$44,800	1.38
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.96	$44,200	0.67
Anchorage, AK	0.96	$57,540	0.9
Lancaster, PA	0.95	$46,030	0.82
Vallejo, CA	0.95	$55,960	4.62
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.95	$45,380	0.59
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.95	$50,120	0.69
Fort Wayne, IN	0.95	$45,260	0.98
Lincoln, NE	0.95	$47,220	0.97
Corpus Christi, TX	0.95	$42,970	2.63
Pittsburgh, PA	0.95	$47,010	1.17
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.95	$47,440	0.56
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	0.94	$46,780	2.45
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.94	$46,530	1.45
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.94	$48,240	0.64
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.94	$45,650	1.43
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.94	$46,680	Not published by BLS
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.94	$45,760	0.24
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.94	$47,780	0.53
Oklahoma City, OK	0.94	$44,340	1.14
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.93	$48,650	1.72
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.93	$43,120	1.61
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.92	$45,600	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.92	$43,170	0.76
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.92	$42,760	0.49
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.92	$51,160	1.18
Cleveland, OH	0.91	$45,800	0.32
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.91	$49,830	2.9
Columbus, OH	0.91	$46,730	0.38
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	0.91	$39,440	0.83
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.90	$49,130	0.92
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.90	$45,140	1.05
Springfield, MA	0.90	$46,880	4.08
Reno, NV	0.90	$44,800	1.55
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	0.90	$26,520	0.3
Jackson, MS	0.89	$38,290	0.86
Wichita, KS	0.89	$42,520	2.07
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.89	$46,380	1.33
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.88	$51,790	1.3
Richmond, VA	0.88	$45,190	1.12
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.87	$43,200	1.17
Salem, OR	0.87	$48,330	1.32
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.87	$45,410	0.82
Waco, TX	0.87	$40,130	1.06
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.87	$46,790	1.86
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.87	$48,070	0.67
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.86	$44,420	1.04
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.85	$50,490	1.26
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.83	$47,470	0.86
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.83	$60,290	2.34
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.83	$39,170	1.95
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.83	$48,870	0.87
Lake Charles, LA	0.82	$37,670	3.21
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.82	$49,950	2.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.82	$49,850	0.42
Worcester, MA	0.82	$47,250	2.73
Birmingham, AL	0.81	$38,610	0.63
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.81	$46,330	1.56
Mobile, AL	0.81	$37,910	0.69
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.80	$59,580	1.79
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.80	$36,540	0.95
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.80	$47,740	1.31
New Haven, CT	0.79	$47,440	1.59
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.79	$44,880	0.67
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.79	$38,440	1.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.78	$38,450	0.86
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.78	$48,460	1.57
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.78	$46,780	1.2
Baton Rouge, LA	0.76	$37,070	2.33
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.75	$49,930	2.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.74	$45,330	1.24
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.72	$60,390	0.65
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.72	$45,430	1.28
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.68	$48,390	0.48
Boulder, CO	0.68	$47,160	0.51

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.

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