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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $47,920 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,211 a month.

10th percentile
$27,380
25th percentile
$40,480
Median percentile
$47,920
75th percentile
$59,970
90th percentile
$60,530

Based on 150 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

$38,527 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,920
Federal income tax−$3,570
Social Security + Medicare−$3,666
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,156
Monthly take-home$3,211
Every two weeks$1,482

Does it go far here?

$54,627Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

JobMedian pay
Industrial Engineers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,380
Registered Nurses$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,010
Accountants and Auditors$71,690

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