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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $59,710 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,030 a month.

10th percentile
$39,420
25th percentile
$48,430
Median percentile
$59,710
75th percentile
$61,600
90th percentile
$63,260

Based on 1,030 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

$48,366 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,710
Federal income tax−$4,985
Social Security + Medicare−$4,568
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,791
Monthly take-home$4,030
Every two weeks$1,860

Does it go far here?

$62,396Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

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