Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary
The median pay for refuse and recyclable material collectors in the United States is $49,690 a year. About 147,240 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,590
- 25th percentile
- $39,080
- Median percentile
- $49,690
- 75th percentile
- $62,020
- 90th percentile
- $75,900
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Illinois $75,050
- Washington $74,620
- New York $64,950
- California $64,890
- Oregon $63,210
- Minnesota $62,570
- Nevada $61,310
- Delaware $61,290
- Colorado $60,310
- Wisconsin $59,810
- Utah $59,310
- North Dakota $59,000
- Indiana $58,900
- Hawaii $56,270
- Rhode Island $55,970
- District of Columbia $55,490
- New Jersey $54,630
- Vermont $51,960
- Michigan $51,030
- Massachusetts $50,310
- Missouri $50,010
- Idaho $49,880
- Iowa $49,850
- Montana $49,420
- Nebraska $49,390
- Ohio $49,330
- Wyoming $48,820
- Pennsylvania $48,240
- Florida $47,820
- New Mexico $47,660
- Georgia $46,960
- Arizona $46,910
- New Hampshire $46,580
- Virginia $46,530
- Texas $46,330
- Alabama $46,240
- Alaska $45,740
- Kansas $45,510
- North Carolina $44,670
- Maine $43,360
- Tennessee $43,270
- Kentucky $43,100
- Oklahoma $43,060
- Maryland $41,870
- Mississippi $39,170
- Louisiana $38,810
- Connecticut $38,220
- West Virginia $35,840
- Arkansas $35,640
- South Carolina $34,880
- South Dakota $32,950
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $87,430
- San Francisco, CA $77,570
- Chicago, IL $77,470
- Olympia, WA $76,340
- Davenport, IA $75,440
- Seattle, WA $75,090
- Kennewick, WA $74,180
- Bremerton, WA $73,770
- Santa Rosa, CA $73,110
- Napa, CA $72,450
- San Diego, CA $69,300
- Salinas, CA $69,210
- Merced, CA $68,530
- Santa Maria, CA $66,900
- Boulder, CO $66,610
- Spokane, WA $66,230
- Fresno, CA $65,950
- Sacramento, CA $65,950
- Portland, OR $65,920
- New York, NY $65,310
- Mount Vernon, WA $65,270
- Minneapolis, MN $64,410
- Urban Honolulu, HI $64,080
- Milwaukee, WI $63,640
- Albany, OR $63,210
- Medford, OR $62,730
- Rochester, MN $62,500
- Los Angeles, CA $62,490
- Bend, OR $62,330
- Salem, OR $62,020
- Riverside, CA $61,940
- Vallejo, CA $61,930
- Amherst Town, MA $61,800
- Reno, NV $61,740
- Janesville, WI $61,680
- Mankato, MN $61,440
- Yakima, WA $61,370
- Salt Lake City, UT $61,320
- Chico, CA $61,250
- Denver, CO $61,190
- Las Vegas, NV $61,140
- Duluth, MN $61,020
- Muncie, IN $60,940
- Fargo, ND $60,840
- St. Louis, MO $60,750
- Bismarck, ND $60,640
- Springfield, IL $60,570
- Kenosha, WI $60,400
- Walla Walla, WA $60,330
- Modesto, CA $60,110
- South Bend, IN $60,080
- Eugene, OR $59,830
- Madison, WI $59,810
- Trenton, NJ $59,760
- Philadelphia, PA $59,730
- Indianapolis, IN $59,710
- Bozeman, MT $59,660
- Saginaw, MI $59,620
- Chambersburg, PA $59,380
- Provo, UT $59,140
- Peoria, IL $59,070
- Ogden, UT $59,060
- St. Cloud, MN $58,980
- Eau Claire, WI $58,880
- Grand Forks, ND $58,810
- Harrisburg, PA $58,680
- Fort Wayne, IN $58,650
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,530
- Kiryas Joel, NY $58,320
- Evansville, IN $57,750
- Nashville, TN $57,650
- Wenatchee, WA $57,560
- Columbus, OH $57,510
- Bakersfield, CA $57,490
- Terre Haute, IN $57,010
- Des Moines, IA $56,990
- Iowa City, IA $56,810
- Midland, TX $56,660
- Minot, ND $56,340
- Stockton, CA $56,280
- Greeley, CO $56,160
- Rochester, NY $56,080
- Fort Collins, CO $56,020
- Oxnard, CA $55,810
- Kahului, HI $55,620
- Lewiston, ID $55,130
- Cleveland, OH $55,090
- Idaho Falls, ID $55,080
- Grand Junction, CO $54,930
- Providence, RI $53,510
- Helena, MT $52,800
- Springfield, MA $52,450
- Buffalo, NY $52,340
- Burlington, VT $51,960
- Allentown, PA $51,610
- Omaha, NE $51,530
- Watertown, NY $51,490
- Ithaca, NY $51,320
- Hanford, CA $51,110
- Huntsville, AL $51,090
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $51,080
- Waterbury, CT $51,080
- Detroit, MI $51,070
- Knoxville, TN $51,030
- Barnstable Town, MA $50,990
- Grand Rapids, MI $50,980
- Cedar Rapids, IA $50,820
- Waterloo, IA $50,770
- Boise City, ID $50,740
- Oklahoma City, OK $50,540
- Boston, MA $50,210
- Mansfield, OH $50,210
- Jackson, TN $50,050
- San Antonio, TX $50,040
- La Crosse, WI $50,030
- Albany, GA $50,010
- Cincinnati, OH $49,940
- Canton, OH $49,920
- Syracuse, NY $49,810
- Miami, FL $49,770