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 | $17.64 | $19.93 | $23.37 |
| Yearly | $36,676 | $41,438 | $48,601 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.93 | $20.57 | $22.22 |
| Yearly | $37,303 | $42,792 | $46,206 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.04 | $21.91 | $23.95 |
| Yearly | $37,511 | $45,573 | $49,818 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $17.60 | $19.54 | $23.40 |
| Yearly | $36,602 | $40,635 | $48,681 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $18.50 | $22.54 | $28.74 |
| Yearly | $38,474 | $46,889 | $59,771 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.61 | $19.79 | $23.91 |
| Yearly | $36,625 | $41,169 | $49,729 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $17.64 | $19.09 | $22.93 |
| Yearly | $36,681 | $39,697 | $47,707 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.77 | $19.45 | $22.90 |
| Yearly | $34,877 | $40,444 | $47,634 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.41 | $18.85 | $22.88 |
| Yearly | $36,216 | $39,210 | $47,583 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $17.16 | $19.54 | $23.46 |
| Yearly | $35,685 | $40,651 | $48,794 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $17.87 | $21.94 | $23.09 |
| Yearly | $37,182 | $45,635 | $48,039 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.66 | $18.58 | $23.03 |
| Yearly | $36,733 | $38,632 | $47,901 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $17.82 | $20.46 | $22.19 |
| Yearly | $37,061 | $42,558 | $46,152 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.88 | $20.52 | $22.88 |
| Yearly | $37,196 | $42,680 | $47,584 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $17.11 | $18.36 | $22.04 |
| Yearly | $35,582 | $38,200 | $45,850 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $18.20 | $22.05 | $24.05 |
| Yearly | $37,852 | $45,859 | $50,015 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $17.95 | $20.90 | $23.28 |
| Yearly | $37,337 | $43,460 | $48,419 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.86 | $21.72 | $23.15 |
| Yearly | $37,157 | $45,172 | $48,150 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.00 | $19.23 | $22.61 |
| Yearly | $37,428 | $40,010 | $47,041 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $17.41 | $18.83 | $22.53 |
| Yearly | $36,216 | $39,183 | $46,868 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $18.07 | $21.39 | $23.10 |
| Yearly | $37,570 | $44,480 | $48,055 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.43 | $22.38 | $23.92 |
| Yearly | $38,346 | $46,544 | $49,766 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.62 | $22.20 | $23.75 |
| Yearly | $38,719 | $46,172 | $49,396 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.35 | $19.35 | $22.56 |
| Yearly | $36,090 | $40,240 | $46,920 | |