Highest-paying Cities for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

The top 100 highest paying cities for refuse and recyclable material collectors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of refuse and recyclable material collectors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $70,640, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for refuse and recyclable material collectors. It is followed by Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa (average annual salary $65,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of refuse and recyclable material collectors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$70,640	$41,850	1,890
2	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$65,300	$37,320	760
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$64,510	$36,740	950
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$64,450	$36,220	2,090
5	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$64,320	$33,620	7,820
6	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$63,920	$39,540	170
7	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$63,680	$25,610	2,070
8	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$62,960	$31,850	610
9	Anchorage, Alaska	$62,710	$34,760	110
10	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$62,140	$46,880	100
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$61,870	$41,910	280
12	Napa, California	$61,850	$44,630	100
13	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$61,650	$33,860	9,850
14	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$61,310	$48,940	1,150
15	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$61,060	$37,290	70
16	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$60,920	$36,350	1,310
17	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$60,600	$36,690	90
18	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$60,330	$34,990	3,530
19	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$60,180	$29,430	390
20	Salinas, California	$60,010	$41,950	130
21	Racine, Wisconsin	$58,510	$37,900	60
22	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$58,090	$30,170	60
23	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$57,650	$36,820	260
24	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$57,280	$34,320	3,470
25	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$57,160	$39,120	240
26	Tacoma, Washington	$57,100	$40,480	370
27	Boulder, Colorado	$56,980	$37,940	110
28	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$56,540	$35,420	110
29	Albany, Oregon	$56,270	$51,630	60
30	Bend, Oregon	$56,190	$47,210	70
31	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$55,920	$33,760	830
32	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$55,540	$40,310	180
33	Madison, Wisconsin	$55,490	$39,320	60
34	Spokane, Washington	$55,390	$39,190	250
35	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$55,160	$31,950	900
36	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$55,100	$47,130	150
37	Merced, California	$55,090	$32,360	60
38	Medford, Oregon	$54,670	$54,670	90
39	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$54,650	$34,110	1,120
40	Worcester, Massachusetts	$54,550	$33,500	140
41	Yakima, Washington	$54,490	$45,620	60
42	Olympia, Washington	$54,350	$39,850	120
43	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$53,990	$35,350	840
44	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$53,960	$41,520	350
45	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$53,900	$31,400	1,070
46	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$53,660	$34,110	170
47	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$53,350	$31,870	40
48	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$52,980	$31,300	110
49	Greeley, Colorado	$52,950	$37,610	340
50	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$52,720	$47,540	100
51	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,630	$33,960	1,300
52	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$52,450	$35,750	210
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$52,430	$30,930	3,280
54	Stockton, California	$52,370	$36,710	250
55	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$52,350	$36,830	70
56	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$51,870	$35,730	210
57	Fargo, North Dakota	$51,860	$28,450	100
58	Ocean City, New Jersey	$51,770	$33,480	120
59	Salt Lake City, Utah	$51,540	$43,010	380
60	Kingston, New York	$51,370	$31,840	40
61	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$51,220	$36,930	1,470
62	Waterbury, Connecticut	$51,190	$31,710	30
63	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$51,130	$42,920	120
64	Salem, Oregon	$51,060	$48,880	130
65	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$50,930	$35,160	290
66	Visalia-Porterville, California	$50,810	$32,140	180
67	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$50,790	$36,420	390
68	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$50,500	$39,750	40
69	Iowa City, Iowa	$50,090	$31,170	50
70	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$49,920	$38,220	50
71	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$49,860	$37,990	130
72	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$49,740	$30,390	60
73	Dubuque, Iowa	$49,620	$38,110	50
74	Springfield, Massachusetts	$49,590	$33,320	130
75	Bellingham, Washington	$49,520	$38,750	70
76	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$49,470	$31,270	50
77	Springfield, Illinois	$49,360	$28,850	70
78	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$49,330	$33,880	190
79	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$49,250	$29,840	130
80	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$49,190	$43,450	80
81	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$49,180	$31,140	30
82	Modesto, California	$49,140	$37,370	220
83	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$49,080	$28,700	310
84	Billings, Montana	$48,940	$39,070	50
85	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,930	$37,300	880
86	St Louis, Missouri	$48,720	$29,340	1,220
87	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$48,610	$36,620	2,360
88	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$48,590	$29,640	90
89	Columbus, Ohio	$48,590	$30,430	920
90	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$48,520	$31,200	760
91	St George, Utah	$48,410	$42,160	40
92	Bloomington, Illinois	$48,300	$28,280	270
93	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$48,250	$31,160	260
94	Carbondale-Marion, Illinois	$48,220	$28,010	90
95	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,200	$35,530	90
96	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,120	$42,120	30
97	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$48,050	$39,150	90
98	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$47,960	$35,170	170
99	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,920	$30,620	150
100	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,900	$34,810	130

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for refuse and recyclable material collectors.