Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$39K–$62K

Median

$49,690

25th percentile

$39,080

75th percentile

$62,020

$34K

10th

$39K

25th

$50K

Median

$62K

75th

$76K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$46,240

$36K–$55K

-7%

Alaska

$45,740

$36K–$72K

-8%

Arizona

$46,910

$35K–$60K

-6%

Arkansas

$35,640

$29K–$41K

-28%

California

$64,890

$55K–$75K

+31%

Colorado

$60,310

$47K–$64K

+21%

Connecticut

$38,220

$35K–$51K

-23%

Delaware

$61,290

$48K–$63K

+23%

District of Columbia

$55,490

$46K–$64K

+12%

Florida

$47,820

$39K–$58K

-4%

Georgia

$46,960

$37K–$56K

-5%

Guam

$32,520

$28K–$39K

-35%

Hawaii

$56,270

$39K–$64K

+13%

Idaho

$49,880

$46K–$55K

Illinois

$75,050

$59K–$84K

+51%

Indiana

$58,900

$50K–$61K

+19%

Iowa

$49,850

$46K–$58K

Kansas

$45,510

$35K–$48K

-8%

Kentucky

$43,100

$35K–$49K

-13%

Louisiana

$38,810

$34K–$49K

-22%

Maine

$43,360

$37K–$49K

-13%

Maryland

$41,870

$38K–$51K

-16%

Massachusetts

$50,310

$45K–$62K

+1%

Michigan

$51,030

$38K–$61K

+3%

Minnesota

$62,570

$52K–$66K

+26%

Mississippi

$39,170

$36K–$48K

-21%

Missouri

$50,010

$36K–$61K

+1%

Montana

$49,420

$45K–$58K

-1%

Nebraska

$49,390

$39K–$54K

-1%

Nevada

$61,310

$50K–$80K

+23%

New Hampshire

$46,580

$40K–$54K

-6%

New Jersey

$54,630

$42K–$65K

+10%

New Mexico

$47,660

$42K–$50K

-4%

New York

$64,950

$47K–$86K

+31%

North Carolina

$44,670

$35K–$49K

-10%

North Dakota

$59,000

$48K–$62K

+19%

Ohio

$49,330

$43K–$59K

-1%

Oklahoma

$43,060

$36K–$49K

-13%

Oregon

$63,210

$60K–$66K

+27%

Pennsylvania

$48,240

$37K–$62K

-3%

Puerto Rico

$21,840

$22K–$22K

-56%

Rhode Island

$55,970

$48K–$60K

+13%

South Carolina

$34,880

$28K–$42K

-30%

South Dakota

$32,950

$30K–$38K

-34%

Tennessee

$43,270

$35K–$57K

-13%

Texas

$46,330

$36K–$50K

-7%

Utah

$59,310

$48K–$62K

+19%

Vermont

$51,960

$50K–$60K

+5%

Virginia

$46,530

$34K–$57K

-6%

Washington

$74,620

$62K–$81K

+50%

West Virginia

$35,840

$29K–$43K

-28%

Wisconsin

$59,810

$48K–$63K

+20%

Wyoming

$48,820

$43K–$53K

-2%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 28% of material moving occupations nationally, and earn 86¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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