The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,960, New York is the highest paying state for refuse and recyclable material collectors. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $60,600). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $63,960 |
$33,920 | 7,840 |
| 2 | Washington | $60,600 |
$37,760 | 3,670 |
| 3 | Illinois | $59,040 |
$31,570 | 5,160 |
| 4 | California | $57,660 |
$36,200 | 12,380 |
| 5 | Oregon | $57,020 |
$47,370 | 1,890 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $53,960 |
$40,410 | 610 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $53,680 |
$38,270 | 510 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $52,890 |
$33,320 | 1,740 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $51,550 |
$31,790 | 970 |
| 10 | Colorado | $50,570 |
$36,120 | 3,020 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $49,900 |
$30,300 | 4,210 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $49,620 |
$34,390 | 670 |
| 13 | Alaska | $48,860 |
$34,320 | 460 |
| 14 | Montana | $48,660 |
$31,270 | 410 |
| 15 | Utah | $48,380 |
$38,380 | 850 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $48,320 |
$33,480 | 330 |
| 17 | Michigan | $47,990 |
$33,740 | 4,520 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $47,730 |
$29,950 | 370 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $47,480 |
$33,280 | 1,890 |
| 20 | Iowa | $45,540 |
$31,230 | 1,930 |
| 21 | Idaho | $44,880 |
$26,200 | 760 |
| 22 | Ohio | $43,760 |
$29,120 | 5,170 |
| 23 | New Mexico | $43,110 |
$30,120 | 820 |
| 24 | Indiana | $41,270 |
$28,930 | 3,020 |
| 25 | Florida | $40,780 |
$29,190 | 10,430 |
| 26 | Vermont | $39,840 |
$29,380 | 180 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $39,410 |
$28,150 | 360 |
| 28 | Maryland | $39,360 |
$26,840 | 2,140 |
| 29 | Texas | $38,900 |
$29,920 | 11,830 |
| 30 | Missouri | $38,880 |
$26,610 | 2,580 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $38,690 |
$28,310 | 1,960 |
| 32 | Kansas | $38,680 |
$29,820 | 1,110 |
| 33 | Delaware | $38,250 |
$23,100 | 670 |
| 34 | Georgia | $37,770 |
$26,850 | 3,660 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $37,530 |
$22,640 | 6,280 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $37,410 |
$23,420 | 1,180 |
| 37 | Maine | $36,550 |
$28,810 | 940 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $36,240 |
$21,620 | 2,800 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $36,000 |
$22,790 | 2,390 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $35,920 |
$24,210 | 1,710 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $35,740 |
$26,720 | 3,930 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | $35,430 |
$29,380 | 600 |
| 43 | Nevada | $35,350 |
$26,520 | 960 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $34,230 |
$22,320 | 2,330 |
| 45 | Virginia | $32,640 |
$23,220 | 2,580 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $31,200 |
$19,410 | 2,580 |
| 47 | Alabama | $31,190 |
$24,030 | 1,860 |
| 48 | Arizona | $31,050 |
$30,920 | 1,590 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $30,440 |
$23,560 | 1,530 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $30,320 |
$18,200 | 770 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $29,230 |
$23,770 | 370 |
| 52 | Guam | $22,500 |
$20,700 | 140 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $19,540 |
$17,680 | 1,730 |