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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Nebraska

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Nebraska earns $49,390 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,283 a month.

10th percentile
$37,210
25th percentile
$39,450
Median percentile
$49,390
75th percentile
$54,140
90th percentile
$59,400

Based on 910 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

$39,395 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,390
Federal income tax−$3,747
Social Security + Medicare−$3,778
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,470
Monthly take-home$3,283
Every two weeks$1,515

Does it go far here?

$54,815Median pay in Nebraska is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,072 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nebraska

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$290,470
Family Medicine Physicians$228,590
General Internal Medicine Physicians$221,360
Chief Executives$214,680
Dentists, General$179,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$141,020
Financial Managers$140,360
Pharmacists$139,330

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