Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary

Median Salary
$49,690
per year
Hourly Rate
$23.89
per hour
Employment
147,240
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$33,590
25th percentile
$39,080
Median
$49,690
75th percentile
$62,020
90th percentile
$75,900

💰 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary by State

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$33K
$75K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Illinois$75,050+51.0%
Washington$74,620+50.2%
New York$64,950+30.7%
California$64,890+30.6%
Oregon$63,210+27.2%
Minnesota$62,570+25.9%
Nevada$61,310+23.4%
Delaware$61,290+23.3%
Colorado$60,310+21.4%
Wisconsin$59,810+20.4%
Utah$59,310+19.4%
North Dakota$59,000+18.7%
Indiana$58,900+18.5%
Hawaii$56,270+13.2%
Rhode Island$55,970+12.6%
District of Columbia$55,490+11.7%
New Jersey$54,630+9.9%
Vermont$51,960+4.6%
Michigan$51,030+2.7%
Massachusetts$50,310+1.2%
Missouri$50,010+0.6%
Idaho$49,880+0.4%
Iowa$49,850+0.3%
Montana$49,420-0.5%
Nebraska$49,390-0.6%
Ohio$49,330-0.7%
Wyoming$48,820-1.8%
Pennsylvania$48,240-2.9%
Florida$47,820-3.8%
New Mexico$47,660-4.1%
Georgia$46,960-5.5%
Arizona$46,910-5.6%
New Hampshire$46,580-6.3%
Virginia$46,530-6.4%
Texas$46,330-6.8%
Alabama$46,240-6.9%
Alaska$45,740-7.9%
Kansas$45,510-8.4%
North Carolina$44,670-10.1%
Maine$43,360-12.7%
Tennessee$43,270-12.9%
Kentucky$43,100-13.3%
Oklahoma$43,060-13.3%
Maryland$41,870-15.7%
Mississippi$39,170-21.2%
Louisiana$38,810-21.9%
Connecticut$38,220-23.1%
West Virginia$35,840-27.9%
Arkansas$35,640-28.3%
South Carolina$34,880-29.8%
South Dakota$32,950-33.7%

🏙️ Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$87,430+76.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$77,570+56.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,470+55.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$76,340+53.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$75,440+51.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$75,090+51.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$74,180+49.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$73,770+48.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$73,110+47.1%
Napa, CA$72,450+45.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$69,300+39.5%
Salinas, CA$69,210+39.3%
Merced, CA$68,530+37.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$66,900+34.6%
Boulder, CO$66,610+34.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$66,230+33.3%
Fresno, CA$65,950+32.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$65,950+32.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$65,920+32.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$65,310+31.4%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$65,270+31.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$64,440+29.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$64,410+29.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$64,080+29.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$63,640+28.1%
Albany, OR$63,210+27.2%
Medford, OR$62,730+26.2%
Rochester, MN$62,500+25.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$62,490+25.8%
Bend, OR$62,330+25.4%
Salem, OR$62,020+24.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$61,940+24.7%
Vallejo, CA$61,930+24.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$61,800+24.4%
Reno, NV$61,740+24.3%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$61,680+24.1%
Mankato, MN$61,440+23.6%
Yakima, WA$61,370+23.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$61,320+23.4%
Chico, CA$61,250+23.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$61,190+23.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$61,140+23.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$61,020+22.8%
Muncie, IN$60,940+22.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$60,840+22.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$60,750+22.3%
Bismarck, ND$60,640+22.0%
Springfield, IL$60,570+21.9%
Kenosha, WI$60,400+21.6%
Walla Walla, WA$60,330+21.4%
Modesto, CA$60,110+21.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$60,080+20.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$59,830+20.4%
Madison, WI$59,810+20.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$59,760+20.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$59,730+20.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$59,710+20.2%
Bozeman, MT$59,660+20.1%
Saginaw, MI$59,620+20.0%
Chambersburg, PA$59,380+19.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$59,140+19.0%
Peoria, IL$59,070+18.9%
Ogden, UT$59,060+18.9%
St. Cloud, MN$58,980+18.7%
Eau Claire, WI$58,880+18.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$58,810+18.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$58,680+18.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$58,650+18.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$58,530+17.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$58,320+17.4%
Evansville, IN$57,750+16.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$57,650+16.0%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$57,560+15.8%
Columbus, OH$57,510+15.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$57,490+15.7%
Terre Haute, IN$57,010+14.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$56,990+14.7%
Iowa City, IA$56,810+14.3%
Midland, TX$56,660+14.0%
Minot, ND$56,340+13.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$56,280+13.3%
Greeley, CO$56,160+13.0%
Rochester, NY$56,080+12.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$56,020+12.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$55,810+12.3%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$55,620+11.9%
Lewiston, ID-WA$55,130+10.9%
Cleveland, OH$55,090+10.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$55,080+10.8%
Grand Junction, CO$54,930+10.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$53,510+7.7%
Helena, MT$52,800+6.3%
Springfield, MA$52,450+5.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$52,340+5.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$52,060+4.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$51,960+4.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$51,610+3.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$51,530+3.7%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$51,490+3.6%
Ithaca, NY$51,320+3.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$51,110+2.9%
Huntsville, AL$51,090+2.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$51,080+2.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$51,080+2.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$51,070+2.8%
Knoxville, TN$51,030+2.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$50,990+2.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$50,980+2.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$50,820+2.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$50,770+2.2%
Boise City, ID$50,740+2.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$50,540+1.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50,210+1.0%
Mansfield, OH$50,210+1.0%
Jackson, TN$50,050+0.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$50,040+0.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$50,030+0.7%
Albany, GA$50,010+0.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,940+0.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,920+0.5%
Syracuse, NY$49,810+0.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,770+0.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$49,730+0.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$49,670-0.0%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$49,620-0.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,580-0.2%
Gainesville, GA$49,580-0.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$49,560-0.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$49,470-0.4%
Traverse City, MI$49,450-0.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$49,440-0.5%
Joplin, MO-KS$49,250-0.9%
Richmond, VA$49,150-1.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$49,020-1.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$49,010-1.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$48,940-1.5%
State College, PA$48,940-1.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$48,920-1.5%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$48,870-1.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$48,850-1.7%
Savannah, GA$48,770-1.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,760-1.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$48,650-2.1%
Pocatello, ID$48,580-2.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$48,570-2.3%
Mobile, AL$48,460-2.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$48,460-2.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,430-2.5%
Dalton, GA$48,420-2.6%
Flint, MI$48,270-2.9%
Lincoln, NE$48,190-3.0%
Monroe, MI$48,160-3.1%
Sumter, SC$48,160-3.1%
Jacksonville, FL$48,150-3.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$48,140-3.1%
Wichita, KS$48,120-3.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$48,100-3.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$48,030-3.3%
Billings, MT$48,010-3.4%
Green Bay, WI$48,000-3.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,960-3.5%
Birmingham, AL$47,930-3.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$47,920-3.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,840-3.7%
Akron, OH$47,830-3.7%
Greenville, NC$47,830-3.7%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$47,830-3.7%
Ames, IA$47,810-3.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$47,700-4.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$47,700-4.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$47,700-4.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$47,690-4.0%
Lynchburg, VA$47,670-4.1%
Santa Fe, NM$47,660-4.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,620-4.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$47,550-4.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,490-4.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,460-4.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$47,320-4.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,230-5.0%
Fayetteville, NC$47,220-5.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$47,170-5.1%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$47,150-5.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,040-5.3%
York-Hanover, PA$47,040-5.3%
Tallahassee, FL$46,930-5.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$46,910-5.6%
New Haven, CT$46,900-5.6%
Springfield, MO$46,790-5.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$46,770-5.9%
Pueblo, CO$46,750-5.9%
Worcester, MA$46,740-5.9%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$46,640-6.1%
Valdosta, GA$46,640-6.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$46,560-6.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,530-6.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,430-6.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$46,400-6.6%
Erie, PA$46,380-6.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$46,340-6.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,320-6.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$46,310-6.8%
Redding, CA$46,290-6.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$46,280-6.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$46,280-6.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,210-7.0%
Odessa, TX$46,180-7.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,160-7.1%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$46,160-7.1%
Visalia, CA$46,090-7.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,040-7.3%
Albuquerque, NM$45,960-7.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,960-7.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$45,940-7.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$45,850-7.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$45,820-7.8%
Ocala, FL$45,670-8.1%
Lima, OH$45,600-8.2%
Lancaster, PA$45,540-8.4%
Asheville, NC$45,520-8.4%
Toledo, OH$45,500-8.4%
Wilmington, NC$45,270-8.9%
Gainesville, FL$44,880-9.7%
Sebring, FL$44,800-9.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$44,670-10.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$44,470-10.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$44,450-10.5%
Tyler, TX$44,380-10.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$44,300-10.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$44,120-11.2%
Decatur, AL$44,020-11.4%
Amarillo, TX$43,840-11.8%
Topeka, KS$43,580-12.3%
Homosassa Springs, FL$43,510-12.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$43,400-12.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$43,250-13.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$43,160-13.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$42,120-15.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,420-16.6%
Burlington, NC$41,030-17.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$40,830-17.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$40,650-18.2%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$40,540-18.4%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$40,370-18.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$39,950-19.6%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$39,930-19.6%
Jackson, MS$39,900-19.7%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$39,900-19.7%
Victoria, TX$39,860-19.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$39,670-20.2%
Dothan, AL$39,350-20.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$39,070-21.4%
Roanoke, VA$39,070-21.4%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$39,040-21.4%
Reading, PA$38,760-22.0%
Tucson, AZ$38,630-22.3%
Bangor, ME$38,570-22.4%
Lake Charles, LA$38,330-22.9%
Tulsa, OK$38,330-22.9%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$38,250-23.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,200-23.1%
Morristown, TN$38,020-23.5%
Hammond, LA$37,920-23.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$37,890-23.7%
Charleston, WV$37,850-23.8%
Montgomery, AL$37,630-24.3%
Charlottesville, VA$37,540-24.5%
Cleveland, TN$37,540-24.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,510-24.5%
Lawton, OK$37,490-24.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$37,320-24.9%
Monroe, LA$37,190-25.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$37,160-25.2%
Columbus, GA-AL$37,090-25.4%
Hattiesburg, MS$37,070-25.4%
Jacksonville, NC$37,020-25.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$36,960-25.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$36,890-25.8%
Spartanburg, SC$36,880-25.8%
El Paso, TX$36,850-25.8%
Bowling Green, KY$36,810-25.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,650-26.2%
Las Cruces, NM$36,640-26.3%
Lafayette, LA$36,470-26.6%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,380-26.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$36,280-27.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,160-27.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$36,090-27.4%
Anchorage, AK$36,030-27.5%
Altoona, PA$35,930-27.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$35,840-27.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,830-27.9%
Beckley, WV$35,710-28.1%
Eagle Pass, TX$35,710-28.1%
Alexandria, LA$35,500-28.6%
Jonesboro, AR$35,330-28.9%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$35,190-29.2%
Springfield, OH$35,080-29.4%
Columbia, SC$34,800-30.0%
Florence, SC$32,540-34.5%
Guam$32,520-34.6%
Lubbock, TX$32,510-34.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$31,390-36.8%
Hot Springs, AR$30,460-38.7%
Rapid City, SD$29,960-39.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,140-41.4%
Johnson City, TN$28,880-41.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$26,580-46.5%
Arecibo, PR$21,970-55.8%
Ponce, PR$21,910-55.9%
Puerto Rico$21,840-56.0%
Aguadilla, PR$21,840-56.0%
Guayama, PR$21,840-56.0%
Mayaguez, PR$21,840-56.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,840-56.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.