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 | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $23.26 | $30.47 | $39.84 |
| Yearly | $48,378 | $63,384 | $82,856 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $16.47 | $18.47 | $28.81 |
| Yearly | $34,257 | $38,418 | $59,942 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.93 | $19.21 | $29.20 |
| Yearly | $37,288 | $39,949 | $60,750 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $28.77 | $31.63 | $41.00 |
| Yearly | $59,856 | $65,787 | $85,294 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.36 | $25.79 | $29.83 |
| Yearly | $36,115 | $53,643 | $62,043 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $25.31 | $39.19 | $40.65 |
| Yearly | $52,648 | $81,518 | $84,570 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.90 | $27.06 | $31.88 |
| Yearly | $39,311 | $56,291 | $66,300 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $17.97 | $25.84 | $30.30 |
| Yearly | $37,363 | $53,751 | $63,024 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $29.40 | $31.76 | $41.65 |
| Yearly | $61,146 | $66,076 | $86,629 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.62 | $25.46 | $32.56 |
| Yearly | $36,635 | $52,964 | $67,730 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $24.67 | $30.87 | $34.23 |
| Yearly | $51,293 | $64,208 | $71,212 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $28.20 | $36.56 | $36.56 |
| Yearly | $58,659 | $76,043 | $76,043 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $22.77 | $27.30 | $30.73 |
| Yearly | $47,369 | $56,790 | $63,917 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $17.95 | $24.90 | $30.17 |
| Yearly | $37,325 | $51,787 | $62,751 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.66 | $19.04 | $26.97 |
| Yearly | $32,571 | $39,599 | $56,091 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.55 | $37.41 | $40.54 |
| Yearly | $46,889 | $77,807 | $84,330 | |
| United States | Hourly | $18.43 | $23.24 | $29.33 |
| Yearly | $38,330 | $48,350 | $61,010 | |