Hazardous Materials Removal Workers in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,282
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$8,018
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,096
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$44,300
Kept after tax
$36,282
Worth in national money
$41,096
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $44,300, ranking 44 of 51 states — about 10.41% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 339 among 492 occupations Oklahoma publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $44,300 you keep $36,282 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,096 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $44,130.
- Oklahoma ranks 44 of 51 for hazardous materials removal workers, with a median of $44,300 — about 10.41% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 339 of 492 in Oklahoma places hazardous materials removal workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $36,282 after the full tax stack, from $44,300. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,096 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $44,130 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,630 |
| This salary | $44,300 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Oklahoma | $36,282 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,775 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,223 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $42,442 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,688 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,300 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,590 and the ninetieth is $50,630 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $36,282, from $44,300, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 339 of 492 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $41,096, the adjusted value of that $44,300 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Oklahoma. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 339 of 492 locally.
- The Oklahoma median of $44,300 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,590 to $50,630. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,282 from $44,300. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 339 of 492 locally.
- This $41,096 adjusted figure, worked from $44,300, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 339 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 339 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,590 at the bottom tenth to $50,630 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Oklahoma is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $41,096 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Oklahoma's own levy, $36,282 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,590 to $50,630) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $41,096 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,282 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.