Wages vary by area of the country and the worker's duties.
Full-time recycling and reclamation workers usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, health insurance, and sick leave. Some employers also offer a retirement plan.
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand (SOC 53-7062)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $17.41 | $19.62 | $23.44 |
| Yearly | $36,220 | $40,808 | $48,757 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.41 | $19.46 | $22.37 |
| Yearly | $36,226 | $40,484 | $46,533 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.97 | $21.38 | $23.34 |
| Yearly | $37,375 | $44,456 | $48,547 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | Hourly | $17.10 | $19.25 | $23.05 |
| Yearly | $35,570 | $40,030 | $47,940 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $17.29 | $19.48 | $23.79 |
| Yearly | $35,971 | $40,531 | $49,484 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $18.20 | $22.15 | $25.15 |
| Yearly | $37,867 | $46,060 | $52,298 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.52 | $19.55 | $23.61 |
| Yearly | $36,428 | $40,671 | $49,106 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $17.62 | $19.33 | $23.29 |
| Yearly | $36,649 | $40,202 | $48,443 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.03 | $19.83 | $23.30 |
| Yearly | $33,339 | $41,249 | $48,472 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.22 | $19.61 | $22.71 |
| Yearly | $35,815 | $40,775 | $47,241 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $17.30 | $19.73 | $23.67 |
| Yearly | $35,981 | $41,041 | $49,242 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $17.87 | $20.12 | $23.35 |
| Yearly | $37,180 | $41,844 | $48,583 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.12 | $18.27 | $22.49 |
| Yearly | $35,595 | $38,007 | $46,781 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.41 | $20.02 | $22.32 |
| Yearly | $36,220 | $41,632 | $46,416 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $17.27 | $18.81 | $22.52 |
| Yearly | $35,912 | $39,110 | $46,845 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $17.60 | $19.75 | $23.07 |
| Yearly | $36,599 | $41,075 | $47,978 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $17.51 | $19.64 | $23.37 |
| Yearly | $36,417 | $40,843 | $48,628 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.79 | $21.24 | $22.64 |
| Yearly | $37,010 | $44,177 | $47,091 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.10 | $18.94 | $21.93 |
| Yearly | $37,648 | $39,395 | $45,612 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $17.22 | $19.58 | $26.10 |
| Yearly | $35,806 | $40,727 | $54,291 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.56 | $22.03 | $24.26 |
| Yearly | $38,616 | $45,828 | $50,442 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.43 | $21.46 | $23.99 |
| Yearly | $38,319 | $44,629 | $49,889 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.03 | $18.72 | $22.29 |
| Yearly | $35,410 | $38,940 | $46,370 | |