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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR and Kennewick-Richland, WA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers is $42,760 per year in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR. It is $104,530 per year in Kennewick-Richland, WA. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 59.1% below Kennewick-Richland, WA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 47-4041 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 40 wage and salary jobs in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR and 720 in Kennewick-Richland, WA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings