Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in New Jersey earn a median of $55,900 a year (13% above the U.S. median of $49,450), based on about 2,250 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within New Jersey. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.
Median annual pay
$55,900
13% above the U.S. median of $49,450
Average annual pay
$64,790
Mean wage
Pay range
$43,750–$107,570
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in the state
2,250
Employees, May 2025
Median hourly pay
$26.87
Before taxes
The state's price level is 108.8 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $55,900 here equals roughly $51,379 after adjusting for the state's price level.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.