Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 515 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Seattle, WA $77,300 2,210
San Jose, CA $76,760 960
Davenport, IA-IL $74,240 820
Bremerton, WA $73,770 70
Santa Rosa, CA $73,110 320
San Francisco, CA $72,380 1,920

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $53,250 150
      Alaska $36,830 330
      Anchorage, AK $35,810 150
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $50,170 180
      Mobile, AL $48,850 70
      Auburn, AL $48,290 80
      Tuscaloosa, AL $47,740 90
      Northeast Alabama $47,110 150
      Anniston, AL $46,770 50
      Birmingham, AL $46,630 430
      Daphne, AL $46,310 100
      Southwest Alabama $45,050 90
      Decatur, AL $43,230 80
      Alabama $39,850 2,000
      Northwest Alabama $37,180 120
      Florence, AL $35,630 70
      Dothan, AL $32,550 130
      Southeast Alabama $32,550 50
      Montgomery, AL $28,970 240
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $39,730 40
      Little Rock, AR $38,960 340
      Fayetteville, AR $36,830 220
      Hot Springs, AR $36,790 50
      Arkansas $36,640 1,530
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $36,300 110
      West Arkansas $35,720 120
      North Arkansas $35,540 220
      South Arkansas $33,800 290
      East Arkansas $29,600 110
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Yuma, AZ $46,490 40
      Prescott Valley, AZ $45,570 70
      Phoenix, AZ $42,900 1,500
      Arizona $40,300 150
      Arizona $39,650 2,020
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $37,780 40
      Tucson, AZ $36,850 90
      Sierra Vista, AZ $36,310 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $76,760 960
      Santa Rosa, CA $73,110 320
      San Francisco, CA $72,380 1,920
      Napa, CA $70,690 100
      Salinas, CA $69,210 90
      Merced, CA $66,690 —
      San Diego, CA $64,050 950
      San Luis Obispo, CA $63,410 140
      Modesto, CA $62,960 270
      Sacramento, CA $62,710 860
      California $61,650 13,240
      Santa Maria, CA $61,350 150
      Vallejo, CA $61,270 90
      Riverside, CA $60,110 970
      Los Angeles, CA $59,680 3,940
      Stockton, CA $58,260 220
      Bakersfield, CA $56,460 240
      Redding, CA $55,380 50
      Visalia, CA $54,650 140
      Oxnard, CA $54,320 320
      El Centro, CA $53,510 50
      North Coast Region of California $53,420 160
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $51,830 70
      Fresno, CA $51,290 360
      Hanford, CA $50,200 40
      Chico, CA $47,890 40
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $37,690 210
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $66,610 110
      Denver, CO $61,860 1,830
      Colorado $60,610 3,410
      Northwest Colorado $60,530 210
      Greeley, CO $59,430 290
      Colorado Springs, CO $58,670 370
      Grand Junction, CO $53,680 110
      Southwest Colorado $52,000 180
      Fort Collins, CO $50,140 120
      Pueblo, CO $46,220 90
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $43,900 90
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterbury, CT $50,180 110
      Bridgeport, CT $49,010 230
      New Haven, CT $46,220 160
      Connecticut $45,760 930
      Norwich, CT $39,110 40
      Hartford, CT $35,650 360
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $45,930 2,860
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $46,950 380
      Sussex Delaware $44,610 110
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wildwood, FL $52,060 —
      Sebring, FL $50,350 40
      Miami, FL $48,220 2,530
      Tampa, FL $48,060 2,070
      Palm Bay, FL $47,620 110
      Naples, FL $47,230 —
      Orlando, FL $47,010 1,320
      Florida $46,890 9,690
      Cape Coral, FL $46,860 410
      Lakeland, FL $46,720 360
      North Port, FL $46,640 310
      Jacksonville, FL $46,450 730
      Punta Gorda, FL $46,380 —
      Port St. Lucie, FL $46,240 100
      Pensacola, FL $44,560 110
      Ocala, FL $44,260 90
      Gainesville, FL $44,070 110
      Tallahassee, FL $43,190 150
      Panama City, FL $42,890 100
      Homosassa Springs, FL $42,730 80
      Crestview, FL $40,530 100
      South Florida $39,350 120
      Deltona, FL $38,930 270
      North Florida $29,890 290
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gainesville, GA $49,580 100
      Macon, GA $49,020 70
      Savannah, GA $48,770 290
      Warner Robins, GA $48,040 60
      Dalton, GA $47,090 40
      Athens, GA $46,560 130
      Albany, GA $45,770 90
      Valdosta, GA $45,640 70
      Atlanta, GA $44,730 2,820
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,300 210
      Georgia $43,000 4,790
      South Georgia $37,010 200
      North Georgia $35,680 130
      East Georgia $35,360 40
      Columbus, GA-AL $34,100 50
      Middle Georgia $31,170 360
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $32,520 40
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $56,540 130
      Hawaii $55,330 740
      Hawaii / Kauai $55,330 200
      Urban Honolulu, HI $53,500 410
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Davenport, IA-IL $74,240 820
      Des Moines, IA $55,600 490
      Ames, IA $51,730 70
      Dubuque, IA $51,540 60
      Iowa City, IA $51,270 60
      Waterloo, IA $51,010 160
      Cedar Rapids, IA $49,760 160
      Iowa $48,830 2,050
      Northeast Iowa $47,590 140
      Northwest Iowa $47,020 220
      Southeast Iowa $46,820 260
      Southwest Iowa $44,960 130
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $38,190 60
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $55,110 100
      Lewiston, ID-WA $51,500 40
      Boise City, ID $50,110 260
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,200 60
      Idaho $48,200 830
      Southeast-Central Idaho $47,910 130
      Pocatello, ID $47,720 60
      Northwestern Idaho $41,440 140
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $64,530 3,560
      Illinois $61,880 4,940
      Peoria, IL $61,710 80
      West Central Illinois $59,480 350
      Springfield, IL $52,390 60
      Northwest Illinois $51,680 100
      South Illinois $50,700 120
      Champaign, IL $41,590 50
      East Central Illinois $37,850 130
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Muncie, IN $60,940 30
      Columbus, IN $59,980 60
      Indianapolis, IN $59,850 880
      Fort Wayne, IN $59,410 150
      Indiana $59,260 2,980
      South Bend, IN-MI $59,080 110
      Elkhart, IN $58,430 90
      Lafayette, IN $58,040 60
      Evansville, IN $57,720 110
      Northern Indiana $50,140 220
      Central Indiana $49,310 240
      Terre Haute, IN $49,130 60
      Southern Indiana $47,330 130
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $46,310 110
      Kansas $42,540 980
      Topeka, KS $40,800 100
      Kansas $38,430 480
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,740 490
      Paducah, KY-IL $48,460 40
      Lexington, KY $47,120 310
      Elizabethtown, KY $47,080 70
      Bowling Green, KY $37,010 60
      Kentucky $36,930 2,060
      Central Kentucky $33,580 300
      South Central Kentucky $31,910 250
      West Kentucky $29,980 210
      East Kentucky $23,310 140
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $38,930 190
      Hammond, LA $37,920 40
      Baton Rouge, LA $37,640 350
      New Orleans, LA $37,000 630
      Louisiana $36,890 2,200
      Northeast Louisiana $36,620 90
      Lake Charles, LA $35,990 130
      Shreveport, LA $35,490 140
      Alexandria, LA $35,180 80
      Lafayette, LA $34,680 180
      Monroe, LA $33,420 70
      Southwest Louisiana $30,510 60
      Central Louisiana $23,970 140
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amherst Town, MA $61,520 60
      Barnstable Town, MA $60,970 60
      Boston, MA-NH $60,940 650
      Massachusetts $59,540 1,170
      Springfield, MA $51,500 90
      Worcester, MA $47,530 210
      Massachusetts $45,820 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $45,110 1,180
      Maryland $42,960 110
      Lexington Park, MD $42,880 60
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $41,100 60
      Maryland $40,080 2,710
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $46,540 230
      Maine $43,220 620
      Northeast Maine $42,300 60
      Southwest Maine $41,430 200
      Lewiston, ME $39,390 60
      Bangor, ME $36,760 80
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $60,510 230
      Lansing, MI $60,400 200
      Detroit, MI $60,020 1,650
      Saginaw, MI $59,760 40
      Michigan $59,290 3,680
      Niles, MI $57,270 30
      Ann Arbor, MI $53,040 80
      Grand Rapids, MI $51,920 370
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $48,680 70
      Mid Michigan $48,350 120
      Monroe, MI $48,160 200
      Flint, MI $47,120 150
      Muskegon, MI $46,640 60
      Southern Michigan $45,760 100
      Northern Michigan $34,320 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $64,880 1,330
      Minnesota $61,630 2,260
      Mankato, MN $61,500 60
      Duluth, MN-WI $60,680 110
      Southwest Minnesota $60,590 160
      St. Cloud, MN $57,400 90
      Southeast Minnesota $52,580 100
      Rochester, MN $51,970 80
      Northwest Minnesota $48,440 220
      Northeast Minnesota $44,360 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $57,040 850
      Columbia, MO $50,180 80
      Joplin, MO-KS $49,050 60
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $48,420 80
      Missouri $46,760 2,180
      Kansas City, MO-KS $44,130 660
      North Missouri $40,580 130
      Southwest Missouri $40,380 60
      Central Missouri $40,060 170
      Springfield, MO $39,140 140
      Southeast Missouri $37,250 140
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $40,490 210
      Hattiesburg, MS $36,820 90
      Jackson, MS $36,070 220
      Mississippi $36,070 1,790
      Upper East Mississippi $35,660 430
      Lower West Mississippi $34,900 230
      Lower East Mississippi $33,400 200
      West Delta Mississippi $30,110 180
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $57,940 70
      Missoula, MT $55,570 50
      Helena, MT $52,810 30
      Montana $51,230 350
      Billings, MT $48,010 50
      East-Central Montana $47,410 90
      West Montana $47,200 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $49,000 1,840
      Raleigh, NC $47,420 640
      Wilmington, NC $45,890 200
      Durham, NC $45,020 230
      Asheville, NC $44,220 230
      Greensboro, NC $42,000 450
      North Carolina $40,500 6,460
      Burlington, NC $40,030 70
      Winston, NC $39,950 480
      Greenville, NC $39,700 90
      Jacksonville, NC $38,300 80
      Fayetteville, NC $37,700 110
      Hickory, NC $33,010 180
      Western North Carolina $31,780 710
      Pinehurst, NC $30,230 60
      Central North Carolina $29,260 390
      Eastern North Carolina $29,010 560
      Rocky Mount, NC $25,520 100
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $58,420 80
      Minot, ND $56,340 40
      West North Dakota $51,140 110
      North Dakota $50,440 300
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $49,770 50
      Bismarck, ND $48,090 40
      East North Dakota $42,920 30
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $51,010 360
      Northwest Nebraska $47,500 90
      Nebraska $47,490 1,190
      Lincoln, NE $47,320 280
      South Nebraska $43,040 290
      Northeast Nebraska $37,280 170
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern New Hampshire $51,220 40
      Manchester, NH $43,330 110
      Central New Hampshire $42,760 80
      New Hampshire $42,690 390
      Northern New Hampshire $40,540 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $52,420 280
      New Jersey $50,700 4,710
      Atlantic City, NJ $46,040 330
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $46,950 510
      New Mexico $46,810 1,210
      Santa Fe, NM $46,810 60
      Albuquerque, NM $45,130 380
      Northern New Mexico $39,100 150
      Las Cruces, NM $35,980 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $65,440 600
      Reno, NV $65,440 190
      Balance of Nevada $61,830 90
      Las Vegas, NV $61,030 250
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $64,550 11,240
      New York, NY-NJ $63,670 13,230
      Watertown, NY $51,490 30
      Rochester, NY $50,810 170
      Albany, NY $50,360 200
      Ithaca, NY $49,820 40
      Capital/Northern New York $49,660 60
      Southwest New York $48,090 110
      Buffalo, NY $47,930 240
      Binghamton, NY $46,830 50
      Kiryas Joel, NY $44,150 150
      Syracuse, NY $41,250 160
      Utica, NY $39,350 60
      Central East New York $37,980 80
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $53,340 990
      Toledo, OH $53,320 150
      Cleveland, OH $51,220 810
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,340 1,180
      Canton, OH $49,020 130
      Mansfield, OH $48,990 70
      Ohio $48,730 5,000
      Youngstown, OH $48,410 200
      Dayton, OH $48,020 330
      Akron, OH $46,970 100
      Lima, OH $44,880 40
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,780 170
      Southern Ohio $41,580 160
      West Northwestern Ohio $36,860 230
      Springfield, OH $35,080 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $44,920 620
      Northwest Oklahoma $41,820 150
      Lawton, OK $40,120 60
      Oklahoma $36,850 2,030
      Tulsa, OK $36,850 600
      Southeast Oklahoma $35,920 290
      Southwest Oklahoma $35,160 60
      Northeast Oklahoma $35,130 160
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $63,560 1,260
      Oregon $61,040 2,080
      Eugene, OR $60,960 150
      Medford, OR $60,440 100
      Bend, OR $60,210 120
      Central Oregon $59,490 120
      Salem, OR $59,470 150
      Albany, OR $58,890 50
      Coast Oregon $57,870 140
      Eastern Oregon $52,330 100
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $53,870 550
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $56,860 130
      Chambersburg, PA $50,410 130
      York, PA $48,210 190
      State College, PA $47,290 90
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $46,890 2,380
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $45,340 190
      Scranton, PA $45,140 330
      Pennsylvania $42,690 5,800
      Pittsburgh, PA $39,870 1,110
      Reading, PA $39,680 170
      Central Pennsylvania $38,960 320
      Allentown, PA-NJ $38,540 440
      Lancaster, PA $38,390 280
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $38,240 140
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $37,230 170
      Erie, PA $35,260 170
      Altoona, PA $34,970 110
      Williamsport, PA $34,140 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mayaguez, PR $21,840 150
      Arecibo, PR $21,620 160
      Ponce, PR $21,090 40
      Aguadilla, PR $19,760 90
      Guayama, PR $19,760 50
      Puerto Rico $19,760 100
      San Juan, PR $19,760 1,520
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $51,450 630
      Rhode Island $51,450 520
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sumter, SC $48,160 40
      Charleston, SC $44,950 320
      Spartanburg, SC $44,000 120
      Columbia, SC $41,330 510
      Hilton Head Island, SC $40,580 120
      Myrtle Beach, SC $39,700 120
      South Carolina $37,380 2,600
      Greenville, SC $36,820 450
      Florence, SC $35,370 100
      Northwestern South Carolina $27,040 210
      Northeastern South Carolina $23,730 250
      Southern South Carolina $23,290 170
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $36,320 130
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $33,580 90
      South Dakota $33,030 360
      West South Dakota $32,870 100
      Rapid City, SD $30,130 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Clarksville, TN-KY $49,670 70
      Jackson, TN $49,150 90
      Nashville, TN $46,690 520
      Kingsport, TN-VA $41,470 120
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $38,650 810
      Tennessee $38,570 2,630
      Knoxville, TN $38,220 280
      Morristown, TN $37,000 90
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $35,950 80
      North Central Tennessee $35,150 60
      Cleveland, TN $35,070 40
      West Tennessee $35,050 170
      East Tennessee $34,780 210
      South Central Tennessee $33,840 180
      Johnson City, TN $28,370 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $54,020 100
      Waco, TX $49,160 60
      San Antonio, TX $48,690 1,040
      Austin, TX $48,650 1,020
      Corpus Christi, TX $47,620 240
      Beaumont, TX $47,050 200
      Dallas, TX $47,050 2,520
      Sherman, TX $46,790 60
      North Region of Texas $46,280 200
      Hill Country Region of Texas $45,820 220
      Texas $45,710 10,720
      Victoria, TX $45,650 40
      Houston, TX $45,480 2,420
      Odessa, TX $45,350 90
      Tyler, TX $45,100 130
      Amarillo, TX $43,050 150
      Wichita Falls, TX $41,310 100
      Eastern Region of Texas $40,110 150
      Killeen, TX $40,090 140
      Northwestern Region of Texas $39,070 310
      Brownsville, TX $38,960 80
      Longview, TX $38,520 90
      Lubbock, TX $38,510 50
      Laredo, TX $38,270 160
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $37,850 120
      Border Region of Texas $37,440 50
      College Station, TX $36,870 180
      El Paso, TX $36,190 300
      Eagle Pass, TX $35,710 40
      Texarkana, TX-AR $33,420 40
      McAllen, TX $30,370 120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $54,870 110
      Salt Lake City, UT $53,110 330
      Utah $50,720 680
      Provo, UT $49,290 100
      High Desert Utah $46,860 90
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $48,180 590
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $46,960 580
      Staunton, VA $46,910 60
      Winchester, VA-WV $46,750 40
      Lynchburg, VA $46,490 60
      Harrisonburg, VA $46,200 110
      Virginia $46,080 3,720
      Roanoke, VA $43,680 140
      Charlottesville, VA $36,630 90
      West Virginia $36,630 860
      Southern West Virginia $34,960 170
      Southside Virginia $34,960 230
      Northwest Virginia $34,230 180
      Northern West Virginia $33,880 180
      Southwest Virginia $33,440 250
      Blacksburg, VA $32,720 —
      Northeast Virginia $28,240 100
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $50,030 50
      Vermont $49,200 160
      Northern Vermont $48,800 50
      Southern Vermont $48,520 60
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $77,300 2,210
      Bremerton, WA $73,770 70
      Washington $71,440 3,890
      Mount Vernon, WA $65,270 60
      Yakima, WA $63,300 60
      Kennewick, WA $62,930 120
      Spokane, WA $62,040 320
      Olympia, WA $60,930 120
      Walla Walla, WA $60,330 30
      Western Washington $60,050 250
      Eastern Washington $58,940 150
      Wenatchee, WA $57,560 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Racine, WI $65,580 70
      Milwaukee, WI $62,830 560
      South Central Wisconsin $60,790 190
      Janesville, WI $60,550 90
      Kenosha, WI $60,400 50
      Wisconsin $60,390 1,330
      Eau Claire, WI $58,880 70
      Oshkosh, WI $58,620 30
      Madison, WI $57,840 50
      Northeastern Wisconsin $57,420 70
      Green Bay, WI $50,790 40
      La Crosse, WI-MN $50,030 40
      Western Wisconsin $48,790 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $39,220 60
      Charleston, WV $37,150 140
      Parkersburg, WV $37,040 40
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $36,450 140
      Wheeling, WV-OH $36,430 80
      Beckley, WV $35,710 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $48,300 120
      Wyoming $47,970 310
      Western Wyoming $47,370 —