United States · US SOC 53-7081
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary
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US SOC 53-7081 · Classification edition 2018
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Find a place for this profession| Area | Pay | What the figure measures |
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| United StatesCountry · US | USD 49,690 per year Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 52,820 per year Mean · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 23.89 per hour Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 33,590 per year P10 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 75,900 per year P90 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 47,840 per year Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 48,300 per year Mean · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 23 per hour Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 49,560 per year Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 48,140 per year Mean · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 23.83 per hour Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 51,960 per year Median · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 55,600 per year Mean · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 24.98 per hour Median · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 77,470 per year Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 71,570 per year Mean · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 37.24 per hour Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 61,190 per year Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 60,720 per year Mean · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 29.42 per hour Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 62,490 per year Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 61,710 per year Mean · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 30.04 per hour Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 59,810 per year Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 53,970 per year Mean · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 28.76 per hour Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 65,310 per year Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 66,040 per year Mean · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 31.4 per hour Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 48,430 per year Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
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