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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Boston, MA

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $50,210 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,334 a month.

10th percentile
$39,880
25th percentile
$45,040
Median percentile
$50,210
75th percentile
$62,360
90th percentile
$65,340

Based on 540 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,013 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,210
Federal income tax−$3,845
Social Security + Medicare−$3,841
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,511
Monthly take-home$3,334
Every two weeks$1,539

Does it go far here?

$46,377Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All refuse and recyclable material collectors salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts