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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in United States
$49,690median, a year
$52,820mean (average), a year
147,240people employed in this job here
$33,590
median $49,690
$75,900
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $46,240
- AK, Alaska, median $45,740
- AZ, Arizona, median $46,910
- AR, Arkansas, median $35,640
- CA, California, median $64,890
- CO, Colorado, median $60,310
- CT, Connecticut, median $38,220
- DE, Delaware, median $61,290
- DC, District of Columbia, median $55,490
- FL, Florida, median $47,820
- GA, Georgia, median $46,960
- HI, Hawaii, median $56,270
- ID, Idaho, median $49,880
- IL, Illinois, median $75,050
- IN, Indiana, median $58,900
- IA, Iowa, median $49,850
- KS, Kansas, median $45,510
- KY, Kentucky, median $43,100
- LA, Louisiana, median $38,810
- ME, Maine, median $43,360
- MD, Maryland, median $41,870
- MA, Massachusetts, median $50,310
- MI, Michigan, median $51,030
- MN, Minnesota, median $62,570
- MS, Mississippi, median $39,170
- MO, Missouri, median $50,010
- MT, Montana, median $49,420
- NE, Nebraska, median $49,390
- NV, Nevada, median $61,310
- NH, New Hampshire, median $46,580
- NJ, New Jersey, median $54,630
- NM, New Mexico, median $47,660
- NY, New York, median $64,950
- NC, North Carolina, median $44,670
- ND, North Dakota, median $59,000
- OH, Ohio, median $49,330
- OK, Oklahoma, median $43,060
- OR, Oregon, median $63,210
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $48,240
- RI, Rhode Island, median $55,970
- SC, South Carolina, median $34,880
- SD, South Dakota, median $32,950
- TN, Tennessee, median $43,270
- TX, Texas, median $46,330
- UT, Utah, median $59,310
- VT, Vermont, median $51,960
- VA, Virginia, median $46,530
- WA, Washington, median $74,620
- WV, West Virginia, median $35,840
- WI, Wisconsin, median $59,810
- WY, Wyoming, median $48,820
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $21,840
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