The annual salary statistics of refuse and recyclable material collectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of refuse and recyclable material collectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for refuse and recyclable material collectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of refuse and recyclable material collectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,510 | -14.68% | 23.95% |
| 2021 | $73,980 | 33.89% | - |
| 2020 | $48,910 | -15.31% | - |
| 2019 | $56,400 | 15.16% | - |
| 2018 | $47,850 | -29.53% | - |
| 2017 | $61,980 | 19.62% | - |
| 2016 | $49,820 | 8.83% | - |
| 2015 | $45,420 | 7.22% | - |
| 2014 | $42,140 | -5.51% | - |
| 2013 | $44,460 | -10.35% | - |
| 2012 | $49,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,510, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for refuse and recyclable material collectors in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $70,640). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of refuse and recyclable material collectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower.