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Disposal Workers

Disposal Workers - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by area of the country and the collector's duties.

Full-time trash collectors usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, health insurance, and sick leave. Some employers also offer a retirement plan.

Refuse and recyclable material collectors (SOC 53-7081)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $28.87 $36.87 $41.42
Yearly $60,036 $76,693 $86,145
    Champaign Area Hourly $16.89 $18.82 $29.11
Yearly $35,125 $39,146 $60,553
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $19.35 $28.87 $29.11
Yearly $40,256 $60,036 $60,567
    Cook County Hourly $30.95 $40.61 $43.54
Yearly $64,375 $84,472 $90,578
    Decatur Area Hourly $26.44 $29.23 $39.49
Yearly $54,994 $60,780 $82,123
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $29.15 $41.57 $41.57
Yearly $60,649 $86,473 $86,473
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $19.60 $28.60 $31.86
Yearly $40,762 $59,484 $66,279
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $23.45 $29.09 $33.29
Yearly $48,782 $60,513 $69,255
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $25.29 $31.35 $31.92
Yearly $52,617 $65,212 $66,406
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $17.37 $26.12 $29.04
Yearly $36,134 $54,334 $60,409
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $37.06 $37.06 $37.06
Yearly $77,089 $77,089 $77,089
    Rockford Area Hourly $23.16 $27.75 $31.22
Yearly $48,156 $57,733 $64,934
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $17.84 $21.75 $25.59
Yearly $37,122 $45,239 $53,217
    Springfield Area Hourly $20.39 $29.76 $39.81
Yearly $42,394 $61,900 $82,815
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $23.94 $29.37 $30.32
Yearly $49,797 $61,086 $63,061
    Will County Hourly $28.74 $41.42 $41.42
Yearly $59,763 $86,145 $86,145
United States Hourly $18.79 $23.89 $29.82
Yearly $39,080 $49,690 $62,020

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.