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Average Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Salary in Pueblo, CO

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Pueblo, CO earn a median annual salary of $79,260, which is +60.3% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Pueblo, CO (metro area).

$79,260
Pueblo, CO median annual wage
$38/hour median
+60.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,450
70
Local employment
1.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.20
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$43,970
25th
$56,530
Median
$79,260
75th
$79,260
90th
$79,260

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Pueblo, CO, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.8%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$86,376
Goods: 96.1%
Services: 81.9%
Rents: 71.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Kennewick-Richland, WA $104,530 Compare 720
Amarillo, TX $77,580 Compare 120
Knoxville, TN $75,280 Compare 230
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $74,060 Compare 3,770
St. Louis, MO-IL $67,010 Compare 300
Binghamton, NY $62,090 Compare 50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Pueblo, CO

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $311,190 0.24
Family Medicine Physicians $256,480 3.73
Dentists, General $172,680 1.34
Sales Managers $166,160 0.26
Financial Managers $161,570 0.23
Computer And Information Systems Managers $151,330 0.22
Pharmacists $150,160 1.04
Managers, All Other $140,000 0.51

Pueblo, CO has salary data for 261 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Pueblo, CO

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Hazardous Materials Removal Workers are projected to change by +1.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.