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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $14.45 $17.36 $22.00 $28.06 $32.68
      Yearly $30,050 $36,100 $45,760 $58,360 $67,970
      Illinois Hourly $18.05 $23.04 $34.18 $38.19 $39.15
      Yearly $37,540 $47,920 $71,100 $79,430 $81,420
      Washington Hourly $19.25 $26.56 $30.21 $36.88 $37.87
      Yearly $40,050 $55,240 $62,830 $76,710 $78,760
      Massachusetts Hourly $18.13 $23.17 $29.00 $30.17 $30.46
      Yearly $37,710 $48,200 $60,310 $62,750 $63,370
      Oregon Hourly $23.17 $25.40 $28.75 $30.72 $31.20
      Yearly $48,190 $52,840 $59,800 $63,900 $64,890
      California Hourly $18.34 $23.42 $28.61 $33.16 $41.94
      Yearly $38,140 $48,710 $59,500 $68,960 $87,240
      Minnesota Hourly $16.77 $21.91 $28.49 $30.49 $31.87
      Yearly $34,890 $45,570 $59,250 $63,410 $66,290
      Nevada Hourly $15.47 $22.34 $28.19 $30.89 $32.04
      Yearly $32,170 $46,460 $58,630 $64,250 $66,650
      Colorado Hourly $17.15 $22.62 $27.75 $30.03 $35.50
      Yearly $35,670 $47,060 $57,720 $62,470 $73,830
      New York Hourly $15.39 $18.13 $27.62 $40.90 $44.22
      Yearly $32,020 $37,720 $57,460 $85,070 $91,980
      Wisconsin Hourly $15.33 $23.48 $27.10 $29.51 $30.50
      Yearly $31,890 $48,830 $56,370 $61,370 $63,430
      Hawaii Hourly $22.60 $23.95 $26.17 $33.25 $33.25
      Yearly $47,000 $49,820 $54,440 $69,160 $69,160
      Utah Hourly $19.67 $22.88 $24.63 $27.76 $28.47
      Yearly $40,920 $47,600 $51,240 $57,730 $59,210
      Rhode Island Hourly $15.39 $15.47 $24.40 $29.68 $32.92
      Yearly $32,020 $32,180 $50,750 $61,740 $68,480
      New Jersey Hourly $15.93 $18.08 $24.11 $30.50 $32.56
      Yearly $33,140 $37,610 $50,140 $63,450 $67,720
      Michigan Hourly $17.75 $19.57 $24.03 $28.26 $29.48
      Yearly $36,920 $40,700 $49,980 $58,770 $61,330
      Montana Hourly $17.73 $21.41 $23.78 $25.78 $27.33
      Yearly $36,870 $44,520 $49,450 $53,610 $56,850
      District of Columbia Hourly $19.14 $20.72 $23.66 $28.89 $33.47
      Yearly $39,810 $43,100 $49,210 $60,090 $69,620
      North Dakota Hourly $14.72 $18.27 $23.30 $28.45 $29.64
      Yearly $30,620 $37,990 $48,470 $59,170 $61,660
      Iowa Hourly $17.27 $18.72 $22.89 $24.85 $30.15
      Yearly $35,910 $38,940 $47,610 $51,690 $62,710
      Ohio Hourly $15.70 $18.30 $22.66 $26.96 $29.80
      Yearly $32,650 $38,050 $47,140 $56,080 $61,990
      Connecticut Hourly $17.29 $18.62 $22.62 $28.73 $31.86
      Yearly $35,960 $38,720 $47,050 $59,760 $66,270
      New Mexico Hourly $16.22 $19.53 $22.33 $23.29 $26.57
      Yearly $33,730 $40,620 $46,450 $48,440 $55,260
      Pennsylvania Hourly $14.09 $17.48 $22.31 $28.38 $30.52
      Yearly $29,310 $36,360 $46,410 $59,020 $63,470
      Idaho Hourly $16.12 $18.75 $22.14 $23.94 $28.08
      Yearly $33,530 $39,010 $46,050 $49,800 $58,410
      Vermont Hourly $15.24 $18.48 $21.92 $23.88 $27.57
      Yearly $31,700 $38,440 $45,590 $49,670 $57,350
      Indiana Hourly $14.56 $16.33 $21.42 $28.47 $30.16
      Yearly $30,280 $33,970 $44,560 $59,220 $62,730
      Florida Hourly $15.28 $17.78 $21.35 $23.54 $27.76
      Yearly $31,780 $36,980 $44,410 $48,970 $57,750
      Wyoming Hourly $13.85 $18.18 $20.07 $23.79 $25.81
      Yearly $28,800 $37,800 $41,740 $49,480 $53,680
      Missouri Hourly $14.47 $17.25 $19.91 $26.21 $28.66
      Yearly $30,090 $35,880 $41,420 $54,510 $59,600
      Maine Hourly $15.14 $17.22 $19.29 $21.65 $22.71
      Yearly $31,480 $35,810 $40,130 $45,040 $47,230
      Texas Hourly $14.50 $17.26 $19.27 $22.45 $24.70
      Yearly $30,170 $35,890 $40,080 $46,690 $51,370
      Georgia Hourly $14.37 $17.00 $19.08 $23.06 $28.70
      Yearly $29,880 $35,360 $39,690 $47,970 $59,690
      Maryland Hourly $15.32 $17.82 $18.47 $20.07 $26.32
      Yearly $31,870 $37,060 $38,420 $41,750 $54,750
      North Carolina Hourly $11.04 $14.57 $18.47 $23.04 $25.42
      Yearly $22,950 $30,300 $38,420 $47,910 $52,860
      New Hampshire Hourly $15.00 $16.82 $18.45 $22.63 $26.17
      Yearly $31,200 $34,980 $38,380 $47,060 $54,430
      Kentucky Hourly $11.37 $14.79 $18.41 $21.89 $24.49
      Yearly $23,640 $30,760 $38,290 $45,540 $50,940
      Delaware Hourly $11.94 $16.22 $18.38 $26.39 $27.90
      Yearly $24,840 $33,730 $38,230 $54,900 $58,030
      Nebraska Hourly $13.75 $14.93 $18.16 $23.22 $29.95
      Yearly $28,600 $31,050 $37,780 $48,300 $62,290
      South Carolina Hourly $9.87 $13.45 $18.15 $21.29 $23.01
      Yearly $20,530 $27,980 $37,750 $44,280 $47,850
      Oklahoma Hourly $13.61 $14.90 $17.80 $22.25 $26.05
      Yearly $28,300 $30,990 $37,030 $46,270 $54,190
      Kansas Hourly $13.08 $14.33 $17.65 $22.39 $25.75
      Yearly $27,210 $29,810 $36,710 $46,570 $53,560
      Alaska Hourly $14.33 $16.78 $17.42 $31.90 $38.54
      Yearly $29,810 $34,900 $36,230 $66,350 $80,170
      Louisiana Hourly $11.26 $13.03 $17.01 $21.70 $22.70
      Yearly $23,420 $27,100 $35,380 $45,140 $47,210
      Tennessee Hourly $10.02 $12.51 $16.92 $19.19 $23.39
      Yearly $20,840 $26,010 $35,200 $39,920 $48,660
      Arizona Hourly $15.41 $15.75 $16.84 $22.59 $28.73
      Yearly $32,050 $32,750 $35,020 $46,990 $59,750
      Arkansas Hourly $13.31 $14.23 $16.77 $18.17 $23.13
      Yearly $27,680 $29,600 $34,870 $37,800 $48,110
      Mississippi Hourly $13.01 $14.31 $16.42 $20.50 $23.10
      Yearly $27,060 $29,760 $34,150 $42,640 $48,040
      Virginia Hourly $12.35 $13.80 $16.02 $19.37 $23.60
      Yearly $25,680 $28,710 $33,320 $40,290 $49,080
      Alabama Hourly $13.37 $14.50 $15.84 $18.03 $23.18
      Yearly $27,810 $30,160 $32,950 $37,500 $48,210
      West Virginia Hourly $10.59 $13.12 $15.53 $17.76 $22.22
      Yearly $22,020 $27,300 $32,290 $36,950 $46,210
      South Dakota Hourly $12.24 $13.12 $15.06 $17.83 $21.37
      Yearly $25,460 $27,280 $31,320 $37,080 $44,450
      Guam Hourly $11.45 $12.75 $14.63 $15.36 $18.01
      Yearly $23,820 $26,520 $30,420 $31,950 $37,460
      Puerto Rico Hourly $8.55 $8.72 $8.75 $9.90 $10.65
      Yearly $17,770 $18,140 $18,210 $20,590 $22,150
      American Samoa Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Virgin Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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