SG 553 | Hazard Pay

Origin Story

The SG 553 | Hazard Pay, released on September 22, 2021, with Operation Riptide, is a Classified rifle from The 2021 Vertigo Collection. Its custom paint job features a bright yellow base with traffic cone orange accents, creating a distinct hazard and construction-site theme. This safety-color palette and warning-tape aesthetic align with other designs in the Vertigo collection. As a souvenir-only item, it has become a thematic, niche collectible and craft base, especially for those who appreciate its unique industrial aesthetic.

Drop Chance

SG 553 | Hazard Pay is Classified, a Pink-tier skin, rare with strong collector demand. It has appeared across 6 tournament packages, most recently the Rio 2022 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Shanghai 2024 Vertigo Souvenir Package, and Stockholm 2021 Vertigo Souvenir Package.


Souvenir Packages are awarded to viewers watching live Major matches on the corresponding map, not opened from cases, so Valve doesn't publish per-skin drop odds. Each package contains one item from The 2021 Vertigo Collection, with rarity tiers drawn on a weighted system that heavily favors common grades, meaning Classified skins like Hazard Pay are a small fraction of total package contents. There is 1 other Classified skin in the collection competing for the same drop slot. New copies only enter the market when a recipient chooses to open their package, so supply trickles in over time even after the tournament ends.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 0.48. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New (No Recent Price): The yellow base and orange accents are fully saturated and clean, with minimal to no visible scratches on the main body.
• Minimal Wear (No Recent Price): Only light edge wear appears on high-contact surfaces like the front handguard edges, while the bright yellow and orange remain largely intact.
• Field-Tested ($420.44): Noticeable chipping and scratching appear on the handguard, barrel edges, and receiver corners, with the yellow base showing scattered darker spots.
• Well-Worn (No Recent Price): Edges and contact areas display extensive chipping, with larger patches of exposed base material, making the yellow and orange appear duller and more scuffed.
• Battle-Scarred does not exist for this skin due to its float cap of 0.48.

Model

Hazard Pay uses the current SG 553 model, added with Operation Riptide on September 22, 2021.

How to Obtain

The SG 553 | Hazard Pay is exclusively available in Souvenir quality, originating from specific event packages like the Stockholm 2021 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Rio 2022 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Paris 2023 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Antwerp 2022 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Copenhagen 2024 Vertigo Souvenir Package, and Shanghai 2024 Vertigo Souvenir Package. These packages were historically awarded to viewers during Major tournaments when Vertigo was played. Since new packages are no longer distributed, players primarily acquire this skin by purchasing existing copies from the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or case-opening sites.

Price Range

SG 553 | Hazard Pay ranges from No Recent Price (Battle-Scarred) to No Recent Price (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $420.44.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $240.41. The all-time median is $141.89. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: It has been custom painted with a yellow base and traffic cone orange accents. The design features a bright yellow base with prominent orange accents, creating a hazard or construction-site aesthetic. In first-person, the most visible parts of the SG 553, such as the receiver and handguard, are dominated by these bright yellow and orange panels. Within its collection, it visually echoes other hazard-themed designs like the Five-SeveN | Fall Hazard and Galil AR | CAUTION!, maintaining a consistent warning-safety palette across the Vertigo set.

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Sticker Compatibility

The SG 553 | Hazard Pay's bright yellow base and orange accents are well-suited for stickers in similar color families, such as orange, yellow, and black, or for contrasting white and metallic silver designs. The rear receiver and mid-body offer the most visible sticker slots during gameplay. With its large, solid-color areas, this skin is generally considered a good craft base for hazard, warning, or bright chroma-themed stickers.