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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary by City
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary by City (2024)
303 metro areas · National average: $47,546 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salaries across 303 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $82,170
$76,760
$41,870
$108,960
San Francisco, CA $74,590
$72,380
$48,980
$102,280
Seattle, WA $72,270
$77,300
$50,280
$88,540
Napa, CA $67,550
$70,690
$50,870
$77,600
Reno, NV $67,080
$65,440
$60,670
$82,060
San Diego, CA $66,060
$64,050
$48,670
$83,820
Chicago, IL $65,950
$64,530
$38,360
$87,070
Olympia, WA $65,490
$60,930
$55,870
$79,440
San Luis Obispo, CA $64,970
$63,410
$50,850
$71,240
Idaho Falls, ID $64,790
$55,110
$38,880
$106,820
Modesto, CA $64,210
$62,960
$44,370
$92,020
Kennewick, WA $63,930
$62,930
$53,810
$72,190
New York, NY $63,930
$63,670
$38,490
$84,390
Davenport, IA $63,710
$74,240
$48,640
$74,240
Portland, OR $63,560
$63,560
$48,720
$72,690
Oxnard, CA $63,550
$54,320
$48,600
$95,820
Sacramento, CA $63,460
$62,710
$45,840
$74,800
Spokane, WA $62,950
$62,040
$46,950
$75,880
Racine, WI $62,410
$65,580
$51,670
$65,880
Yakima, WA $61,740
$63,300
$45,590
$84,740
Minneapolis, MN $61,320
$64,880
$49,390
$72,320
Santa Maria, CA $60,990
$61,350
$45,800
$72,010
Los Angeles, CA $60,730
$59,680
$35,820
$77,670
Las Vegas, NV $60,610
$61,030
$34,170
$78,440
Riverside, CA $60,300
$60,110
$44,330
$76,980
Lansing, MI $59,510
$60,400
$38,300
$75,380
Denver, CO $59,460
$61,860
$39,390
$74,330
Traverse City, MI $59,350
$60,510
$38,220
$75,200
Merced, CA $59,230
$66,690
$34,510
$66,690
Medford, OR $59,020
$60,440
$55,570
$60,440
Bend, OR $58,950
$60,210
$51,120
$62,330
Janesville, WI $58,900
$60,550
$56,220
$60,550
Stockton, CA $58,440
$58,260
$39,680
$89,010
Salem, OR $58,350
$59,470
$46,890
$63,760
Mankato, MN $58,260
$61,500
$48,430
$62,120
Detroit, MI $58,200
$60,020
$37,120
$78,150
Vallejo, CA $57,930
$61,270
$34,690
$75,600
Niles, MI $57,510
$57,270
$37,070
$85,430
Albany, OR $57,400
$58,890
$51,400
$59,750
Eugene, OR $57,360
$60,960
$46,450
$61,110
Peoria, IL $57,290
$61,710
$35,650
$69,520
Kahului, HI $57,240
$56,540
$51,890
$68,560
Barnstable Town, MA $56,900
$60,970
$43,410
$71,050
Milwaukee, WI $56,750
$62,830
$34,220
$64,440
Greeley, CO $56,520
$59,430
$38,610
$65,080
Urban Honolulu, HI $56,520
$53,500
$47,270
$65,820
Saginaw, MI $56,230
$59,760
$46,380
$67,410
El Centro, CA $56,010
$53,510
$41,140
$66,810
Columbus, IN $56,000
$59,980
$45,230
$59,980
Redding, CA $55,900
$55,380
$46,760
$61,480
Mansfield, OH $55,840
$48,990
$41,600
$81,830
Bozeman, MT $55,800
$57,940
$46,620
$59,160
Amherst Town, MA $55,730
$61,520
$40,030
$63,300
Fort Wayne, IN $55,700
$59,410
$37,660
$62,200
Indianapolis, IN $55,690
$59,850
$33,560
$69,890
Boston, MA $55,350
$60,940
$40,050
$70,230
Lafayette, IN $55,280
$58,040
$36,830
$63,710
Oshkosh, WI $55,010
$58,620
$45,390
$65,710
Grand Rapids, MI $54,960
$51,920
$43,960
$73,050
Duluth, MN $54,620
$60,680
$36,620
$66,230
St. Cloud, MN $54,600
$57,400
$47,710
$61,700
Bakersfield, CA $54,590
$56,460
$39,810
$69,560
Fargo, ND $54,530
$58,420
$35,350
$62,210
Chico, CA $54,480
$47,890
$40,040
$84,480
Fresno, CA $54,430
$51,290
$42,630
$79,190
Ann Arbor, MI $54,420
$53,040
$38,090
$76,440
Evansville, IN $54,090
$57,720
$34,960
$66,690
South Bend, IN $53,860
$59,080
$34,920
$73,460
Des Moines, IA $53,840
$55,600
$39,700
$72,280
Walla Walla, WA $53,750
$60,330
$38,980
$60,950
Dubuque, IA $53,720
$51,540
$45,800
$62,830
Iowa City, IA $53,670
$51,270
$38,390
$65,560
Harrisburg, PA $53,420
$56,860
$34,420
$64,100
Columbus, OH $53,040
$53,340
$36,950
$66,950
Colorado Springs, CO $53,030
$58,670
$37,130
$60,750
Hanford, CA $52,990
$50,200
$35,390
$61,220
Midland, TX $52,950
$54,020
$46,200
$57,700
Visalia, CA $52,920
$54,650
$37,870
$61,830
Elkhart, IN $52,890
$58,430
$33,210
$69,340
Trenton, NJ $52,850
$52,420
$35,730
$64,340
Grand Junction, CO $52,780
$53,680
$36,960
$65,350
Rochester, MN $52,760
$51,970
$36,820
$62,890
Rochester, NY $52,670
$50,810
$35,810
$72,060
Fort Collins, CO $52,610
$50,140
$39,210
$61,150
Springfield, IL $52,550
$52,390
$34,260
$76,530
Waco, TX $52,330
$49,160
$42,370
$61,510
Madison, WI $52,310
$57,840
$35,080
$64,890
Green Bay, WI $52,200
$50,790
$31,550
$71,080
Flint, MI $52,090
$47,120
$30,360
$73,890
Grand Forks, ND $52,050
$49,770
$44,880
$66,930
Albany, NY $52,000
$50,360
$38,400
$72,840
St. Louis, MO $52,000
$57,040
$33,410
$64,150
Burlington, VT $51,920
$50,030
$40,080
$60,150
Providence, RI $51,810
$51,450
$33,950
$71,510
Ames, IA $51,730
$51,730
$37,020
$64,030
Cedar Rapids, IA $51,660
$49,760
$38,430
$61,990
Ogden, UT $51,600
$54,870
$31,090
$61,270
Cleveland, OH $51,410
$51,220
$37,780
$62,820
Salt Lake City, UT $51,370
$53,110
$32,710
$61,880
Worcester, MA $51,280
$47,530
$38,850
$63,550
Toledo, OH $51,000
$53,320
$29,030
$69,270
Waterloo, IA $50,980
$51,010
$38,060
$65,820
Huntsville, AL $50,910
$50,170
$35,780
$63,260
Lewiston, ID $50,870
$51,500
$37,850
$58,340
Omaha, NE $50,390
$51,010
$36,250
$59,720
Ithaca, NY $50,370
$49,820
$38,040
$60,600
Missoula, MT $50,340
$55,570
$36,190
$55,570
Anchorage, AK $50,290
$35,810
$31,060
$78,860
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $50,010
$50,740
$32,040
$60,600
Binghamton, NY $49,980
$46,830
$31,200
$75,460
Mobile, AL $49,940
$48,850
$34,200
$62,260
Miami, FL $49,790
$48,220
$34,960
$64,140
Dayton, OH $49,680
$48,020
$36,190
$62,770
Atlantic City, NJ $49,650
$46,040
$35,190
$62,970
Pueblo, CO $49,630
$46,220
$39,090
$61,890
Columbia, MO $49,530
$50,180
$37,670
$55,410
Cincinnati, OH $49,430
$49,340
$33,880
$62,880
Tampa, FL $49,350
$48,060
$32,350
$78,870
Austin, TX $49,320
$48,650
$39,640
$59,630
Springfield, MA $49,300
$51,500
$32,860
$62,700
Bridgeport, CT $49,170
$49,010
$36,190
$65,420
Auburn, AL $49,160
$48,290
$35,910
$61,280
Kiryas Joel, NY $49,080
$44,150
$37,480
$71,230
Phoenix, AZ $48,970
$42,900
$33,950
$78,820
Washington, DC $48,950
$45,930
$36,260
$62,400
Helena, MT $48,730
$52,810
$31,080
$59,100
Canton, OH $48,710
$49,020
$28,080
$60,320
Bismarck, ND $48,620
$48,090
$36,490
$63,390
Pocatello, ID $48,410
$47,720
$36,420
$56,280
Philadelphia, PA $48,400
$46,890
$28,060
$66,860
Baltimore, MD $48,300
$45,110
$35,060
$72,840
Odessa, TX $48,300
$45,350
$37,370
$58,490
Punta Gorda, FL $48,230
$46,380
$37,430
$59,720
Youngstown, OH $48,100
$48,410
$31,950
$58,430
Terre Haute, IN $48,010
$49,130
$30,640
$59,660
Boise City, ID $47,830
$50,110
$31,350
$55,770
Waterbury, CT $47,800
$50,180
$34,130
$60,170
Coeur d'Alene, ID $47,720
$48,200
$38,380
$61,570
Joplin, MO $47,610
$49,050
$29,540
$58,740
Dallas, TX $47,550
$47,050
$39,040
$57,280
North Port, FL $47,490
$46,640
$36,730
$61,030
Chambersburg, PA $47,440
$50,410
$23,650
$63,250
Atlanta, GA $47,430
$44,730
$33,360
$60,970
Orlando, FL $47,300
$47,010
$37,170
$60,700
Naples, FL $47,180
$47,230
$38,160
$55,250
Lincoln, NE $47,060
$47,320
$33,400
$60,790
Santa Fe, NM $46,930
$46,810
$38,240
$51,280
Charlotte, NC $46,900
$49,000
$31,560
$59,720
Beaumont, TX $46,860
$47,050
$37,100
$59,110
Utica, NY $46,800
$39,350
$31,200
$59,600
Akron, OH $46,760
$46,970
$27,330
$63,700
Provo, UT $46,740
$49,290
$31,200
$59,170
Sebring, FL $46,680
$50,350
$33,250
$57,260
Buffalo, NY $46,670
$47,930
$33,400
$59,910
San Antonio, TX $46,670
$48,690
$38,630
$58,050
State College, PA $46,540
$47,290
$33,220
$57,530
Wichita, KS $46,510
$46,310
$30,240
$58,630
Jacksonville, FL $46,450
$46,450
$37,090
$59,080
New Haven, CT $46,370
$46,220
$34,370
$62,200
Virginia Beach, VA $46,330
$46,960
$32,520
$59,200
Richmond, VA $46,290
$48,180
$29,930
$58,560
Albuquerque, NM $46,170
$45,130
$35,730
$56,140
Prescott Valley, AZ $46,150
$45,570
$34,450
$59,190
Palm Bay, FL $46,090
$47,620
$37,200
$56,520
Valdosta, GA $46,010
$45,640
$28,070
$63,760
Champaign, IL $45,890
$41,590
$33,440
$66,550
St. Joseph, MO $45,870
$48,420
$36,750
$59,050
Ocala, FL $45,860
$44,260
$36,330
$57,180
Birmingham, AL $45,830
$46,630
$34,750
$62,250
Tuscaloosa, AL $45,750
$47,740
$34,530
$61,200
Warner Robins, GA $45,620
$48,040
$28,310
$59,140
Port St. Lucie, FL $45,600
$46,240
$32,630
$60,260
Lima, OH $45,560
$44,880
$30,750
$56,850
Portland, ME $45,450
$46,540
$34,130
$53,830
Raleigh, NC $45,450
$47,420
$31,270
$55,910
Cape Coral, FL $45,400
$46,860
$37,960
$52,070
Lynchburg, VA $45,350
$46,490
$37,030
$51,490
Manchester, NH $45,270
$43,330
$36,320
$57,400
Nashville, TN $45,200
$46,690
$27,800
$61,350
Daphne, AL $45,190
$46,310
$33,960
$60,970
Durham, NC $45,190
$45,020
$30,430
$59,600
Winchester, VA $45,060
$46,750
$29,000
$54,180
York, PA $45,010
$48,210
$23,960
$58,920
Lexington, KY $44,990
$47,120
$31,200
$57,210
Norwich, CT $44,970
$39,110
$36,330
$61,530
Lakeland, FL $44,950
$46,720
$34,560
$60,230
Houston, TX $44,810
$45,480
$32,870
$55,380
Kansas City, MO $44,690
$44,130
$28,560
$59,750
Yuma, AZ $44,680
$46,490
$31,370
$59,230
Pensacola, FL $44,620
$44,560
$29,410
$59,790
Corpus Christi, TX $44,570
$47,620
$31,470
$55,690
Springfield, MO $44,020
$39,140
$30,090
$58,680
Scranton, PA $43,960
$45,140
$27,090
$60,810
Lexington Park, MD $43,850
$42,880
$31,200
$56,130
Dalton, GA $43,840
$47,090
$31,560
$59,650
Charleston, SC $43,660
$44,950
$29,590
$58,990
Albany, GA $43,520
$45,770
$29,960
$56,870
Homosassa Springs, FL $43,410
$42,730
$30,010
$60,320
Decatur, AL $43,360
$43,230
$31,360
$58,310
Greensboro, NC $43,360
$42,000
$34,050
$51,910
Hartford, CT $43,330
$35,650
$34,350
$60,800
Jackson, TN $43,280
$49,150
$23,470
$59,160
Reading, PA $43,260
$39,680
$24,400
$62,010
Elizabethtown, KY $43,200
$47,080
$32,290
$49,550
Oklahoma City, OK $43,200
$44,920
$31,630
$56,090
Hagerstown, MD $43,070
$41,100
$31,300
$55,730
Panama City, FL $43,060
$42,890
$30,290
$49,860
Sherman, TX $43,060
$46,790
$28,790
$47,170
Tallahassee, FL $43,000
$43,190
$34,410
$56,280
Lancaster, PA $42,960
$38,390
$24,230
$64,040
Lake Havasu City, AZ $42,850
$37,780
$32,420
$57,240
Amarillo, TX $42,760
$43,050
$36,840
$48,890
Asheville, NC $42,720
$44,220
$26,790
$54,200
Wichita Falls, TX $42,570
$41,310
$35,500
$51,020
Syracuse, NY $42,540
$41,250
$32,270
$55,980
Victoria, TX $42,470
$45,650
$31,940
$50,370
Tyler, TX $42,360
$45,100
$34,930
$53,930
Baton Rouge, LA $42,170
$37,640
$28,480
$57,410
Roanoke, VA $42,160
$43,680
$31,460
$51,020
Harrisonburg, VA $42,140
$46,200
$31,810
$56,480
Hilton Head Island, SC $42,100
$40,580
$27,350
$58,340
Pittsburgh, PA $42,090
$39,870
$23,960
$59,780
Burlington, NC $42,040
$40,030
$27,950
$56,670
Spartanburg, SC $42,010
$44,000
$28,590
$57,720
Killeen, TX $41,730
$40,090
$33,890
$48,720
Deltona, FL $41,720
$38,930
$28,880
$58,520
Memphis, TN $41,700
$38,650
$31,190
$53,250
Little Rock, AR $41,690
$38,960
$28,100
$51,340
Allentown, PA $41,550
$38,540
$24,960
$60,170
Bowling Green, KY $41,540
$37,010
$25,780
$49,300
Erie, PA $41,480
$35,260
$34,960
$62,930
Wilmington, NC $41,440
$45,890
$26,850
$53,120
Gainesville, FL $41,330
$44,070
$26,320
$54,970
Augusta, GA $41,310
$43,300
$30,020
$56,570
Tucson, AZ $41,070
$36,850
$35,680
$56,060
Gulfport, MS $41,020
$40,490
$29,760
$54,780
Longview, TX $40,610
$38,520
$27,290
$51,030
Sioux City, IA $40,610
$38,190
$32,500
$49,990
Weirton, WV $40,580
$39,220
$30,540
$50,610
Lake Charles, LA $40,570
$35,990
$26,810
$60,090
Fayetteville, AR $40,550
$36,830
$30,330
$55,070
Knoxville, TN $40,540
$38,220
$21,460
$60,120
Greenville, NC $40,440
$39,700
$22,870
$60,080
Winston, NC $40,370
$39,950
$26,570
$52,950
Slidell, LA $40,350
$38,930
$32,140
$48,090
New Orleans, LA $40,190
$37,000
$26,910
$50,890
Bangor, ME $40,150
$36,760
$33,800
$45,780
Lawton, OK $40,070
$40,120
$31,170
$45,170
Crestview, FL $39,980
$40,530
$31,170
$51,280
Jonesboro, AR $39,980
$39,730
$28,740
$50,410
Charlottesville, VA $39,940
$36,630
$29,330
$59,390
Lewiston, ME $39,870
$39,390
$31,150
$45,800
Lubbock, TX $39,800
$38,510
$29,520
$47,930
Tulsa, OK $39,740
$36,850
$30,320
$47,070
Topeka, KS $39,370
$40,800
$26,520
$59,620
Lafayette, LA $39,330
$34,680
$29,300
$58,240
Myrtle Beach, SC $39,270
$39,700
$27,800
$46,040
Las Cruces, NM $39,250
$35,980
$31,330
$49,350
Morristown, TN $39,140
$37,000
$29,710
$48,570
Columbia, SC $38,780
$41,330
$23,470
$50,770
El Paso, TX $38,730
$36,190
$36,190
$44,990
Brownsville, TX $38,710
$38,960
$30,410
$43,780
Huntington, WV $38,710
$36,450
$24,490
$49,360
Kingsport, TN $38,630
$41,470
$24,960
$48,550
Fayetteville, NC $38,560
$37,700
$26,780
$46,760
Chattanooga, TN $38,510
$35,950
$28,670
$51,730
Hattiesburg, MS $38,120
$36,820
$27,800
$45,760
Parkersburg, WV $38,100
$37,040
$28,450
$50,010
Shreveport, LA $37,840
$35,490
$28,200
$48,080
Florence, AL $37,820
$35,630
$31,190
$45,620
Jackson, MS $37,720
$36,070
$28,890
$51,190
Columbus, GA $37,590
$34,100
$30,500
$46,780
Jacksonville, NC $37,460
$38,300
$31,160
$45,690
Laredo, TX $37,400
$38,270
$31,060
$45,020
College Station, TX $37,280
$36,870
$29,820
$48,720
Wheeling, WV $37,280
$36,430
$26,270
$47,540
Fort Smith, AR $37,250
$36,300
$27,680
$44,210
Greenville, SC $37,240
$36,820
$23,760
$48,400
Alexandria, LA $36,970
$35,180
$24,210
$47,500
Altoona, PA $36,630
$34,970
$22,220
$58,750
Charleston, WV $36,230
$37,150
$24,370
$46,940
Florence, SC $36,160
$35,370
$27,130
$44,720
Hot Springs, AR $35,770
$36,790
$30,260
$40,710
Sierra Vista, AZ $35,490
$36,310
$30,330
$39,320
Dothan, AL $35,430
$32,550
$29,660
$50,610
Montgomery, AL $35,430
$28,970
$28,970
$49,470
Blacksburg, VA $35,240
$32,720
$25,720
$50,790
Pinehurst, NC $35,200
$30,230
$27,660
$46,270
Sioux Falls, SD $35,080
$33,580
$28,260
$45,500
Cleveland, TN $34,730
$35,070
$21,190
$58,730
Williamsport, PA $34,300
$34,140
$20,800
$47,220
Texarkana, TX $34,060
$33,420
$26,450
$42,110
Monroe, LA $33,900
$33,420
$23,830
$47,440
Hickory, NC $33,210
$33,010
$20,800
$46,130
McAllen, TX $33,080
$30,370
$25,790
$45,520
Rapid City, SD $32,850
$30,130
$24,710
$43,920
Johnson City, TN $32,200
$28,370
$24,450
$44,440
Rocky Mount, NC $26,100
$25,520
$23,940
$26,100
Aguadilla, PR $22,730
$19,760
$19,760
$30,300
San Juan, PR $21,600
$19,760
$19,760
$26,160
Ponce, PR $21,580
$21,090
$19,760
$24,960
Arecibo, PR $21,160
$21,620
$19,760
$21,990
Guayama, PR $20,160
$19,760
$19,760
$21,050
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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