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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Valdosta, GA

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Valdosta, GA earns $46,640 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,103 a month.

10th percentile
$28,380
25th percentile
$37,600
Median percentile
$46,640
75th percentile
$64,910
90th percentile
$64,910

Based on 60 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

$37,235 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,640
Federal income tax−$3,417
Social Security + Medicare−$3,568
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,421
Monthly take-home$3,103
Every two weeks$1,432

Does it go far here?

$52,837Median pay in Valdosta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.3 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,025 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Valdosta, GA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$79,440
Registered Nurses$74,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$64,370
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,360
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,880
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,760
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$37,480

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