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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Virginia

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Virginia earns $46,530 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,084 a month.

10th percentile
$28,120
25th percentile
$34,230
Median percentile
$46,530
75th percentile
$57,430
90th percentile
$61,040

Based on 4,330 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

$37,008 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,530
Federal income tax−$3,404
Social Security + Medicare−$3,560
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,559
Monthly take-home$3,084
Every two weeks$1,423

Does it go far here?

$46,022Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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