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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in New Jersey

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in New Jersey earns $54,630 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,612 a month.

10th percentile
$37,590
25th percentile
$41,920
Median percentile
$54,630
75th percentile
$65,370
90th percentile
$71,230

Based on 4,330 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

$43,344 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,630
Federal income tax−$4,376
Social Security + Medicare−$4,179
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,732
Monthly take-home$3,612
Every two weeks$1,667

Does it go far here?

$50,209Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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