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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Texas

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Texas earns $46,330 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,284 a month.

10th percentile
$30,830
25th percentile
$35,880
Median percentile
$46,330
75th percentile
$50,040
90th percentile
$59,380

Based on 12,860 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

$39,406 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,330
Federal income tax−$3,380
Social Security + Medicare−$3,544
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,284
Every two weeks$1,516

Does it go far here?

$47,735Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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