Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in St. Cloud, MN earns $58,980 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,797 a month.

10th percentile: $47,260
25th percentile: $52,170
Median percentile: $58,980
75th percentile: $62,010
90th percentile: $63,420

Based on 120 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

$45,560 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,980
Federal income tax	−$4,898
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,512
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$4,011
Monthly take-home	$3,797
Every two weeks	$1,752

Does it go far here?

$67,304Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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