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Hazmat & Hazardous Waste Salary & Pay

10 current hazmat & hazardous waste listings on this board state an hourly rate. Disclosed range: $18.5–$43.62 / hour. These are amounts employers list, not a national average.

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Pay disclosed in current listings

These are advertised amounts on this board, not a national average or a wage survey. Each period is shown separately. A range spans the lowest and highest disclosed amounts and does not describe typical earnings.

Pay periodAdvertised range (USD)Listings
Per hour$18.5–$43.62 / hour10

Source: current, unexpired employer and recruiting-site descriptions collected on this board; duplicate jobs removed. Only amounts with an explicit matching pay period are included. Unspecified periods are excluded. Counts update as listings change. Review the linked job and application page for current terms, tips, bonuses and overtime.

Latest completed full collection: . Individual postings may be older. Availability and terms can change; confirm them on the application page.

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Current jobs with a listed pay amount

Clean Harbors logo☣️
Environmental Field Technician
Clean HarborsHazmat$20–$22 / hour
Huntsville, AL
1w ago
Full-Time
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Field Service Technician I
Clean HarborsHazmat$20–$24 / hour
Cleveland, OH
1w ago
Full-Time
Republic Services logo☣️
ES Field Technician I-1
Republic ServicesHazmat$18.5–$25.47 / hour
Syracuse, NY
2w ago
Full-Time
Clean Harbors logo☣️
Field Service Technician - HAZMAT Emergency Response
Clean HarborsHazmat$23–$25 / hour
San Diego, CA
2w ago
Full-Time
Clean Harbors logo☣️
Field Service Technician - HAZMAT General Laborer
Clean HarborsHazmat$20–$22 / hour
Albuquerque, NM
2w ago
Full-Time

How to compare an offer

Hourly, annual and shift pay

Check the pay period before comparing amounts. An annual salary divided by 2,080 gives an hourly equivalent assuming 40 hours each week for 52 weeks. That is a calculation, not a separately measured hourly wage. For daily or shift pay, ask how many paid hours the shift includes.

What does the advertised amount include?

Ask whether the amount is guaranteed base pay or includes tips, commission, bonuses or overtime. Confirm any training rate, vehicle costs, benefits and deductions with the employer. A high advertised maximum is not a guaranteed offer.

Experience, licensing and training

Hazmat waste handlers collect, transport, and dispose of hazardous materials including chemicals, biomedical waste, and contaminated soils. They follow federal and state rules for handling, packaging, and documenting dangerous substances. The work requires specialized training.

Use the actual listing to check minimum experience, license class, endorsements and whether training is paid. A driving category does not, by itself, establish that a CDL is required.

Part-time schedules and union rates

Confirm working days, start and finish times, guaranteed hours and any on-call duties. If the job is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, request its current wage scale from the employer or union. This page does not publish a union wage scale.

Where do these figures come from?

The table uses the current listings on this board with an explicitly stated pay period. Open a job above to read its source description and follow its application link. Coverage varies by role and location; these figures do not estimate pay across the whole industry.

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