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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Seattle, WA

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $75,090 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,138 a month.

10th percentile
$59,270
25th percentile
$71,700
Median percentile
$75,090
75th percentile
$88,960
90th percentile
$90,160

Based on 2,100 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

$61,656 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,090
Federal income tax−$7,690
Social Security + Medicare−$5,744
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,138
Every two weeks$2,371

Does it go far here?

$67,568Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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