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 | $16.65 | $18.57 | $22.62 |
| Yearly | $34,645 | $38,623 | $47,036 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.46 | $18.48 | $22.40 |
| Yearly | $36,299 | $38,437 | $46,597 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.23 | $18.54 | $23.08 |
| Yearly | $35,843 | $38,557 | $48,004 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $16.45 | $18.61 | $22.94 |
| Yearly | $34,216 | $38,714 | $47,720 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $17.89 | $20.97 | $24.05 |
| Yearly | $37,207 | $43,623 | $50,014 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $16.23 | $18.57 | $22.73 |
| Yearly | $33,765 | $38,623 | $47,282 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $17.32 | $18.79 | $22.53 |
| Yearly | $36,039 | $39,091 | $46,877 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.97 | $17.89 | $21.90 |
| Yearly | $35,303 | $37,198 | $45,564 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $16.73 | $19.02 | $22.79 |
| Yearly | $34,801 | $39,573 | $47,414 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $16.54 | $18.63 | $22.39 |
| Yearly | $34,397 | $38,747 | $46,578 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $16.68 | $19.05 | $22.49 |
| Yearly | $34,707 | $39,618 | $46,793 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $16.57 | $17.85 | $19.60 |
| Yearly | $34,468 | $37,124 | $40,771 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $16.29 | $18.80 | $23.03 |
| Yearly | $33,880 | $39,118 | $47,900 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $16.79 | $18.08 | $21.80 |
| Yearly | $34,906 | $37,608 | $45,337 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $17.15 | $19.01 | $22.61 |
| Yearly | $35,656 | $39,534 | $47,024 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $16.68 | $18.48 | $22.12 |
| Yearly | $34,708 | $38,431 | $46,012 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $17.75 | $20.47 | $21.82 |
| Yearly | $36,933 | $42,580 | $45,388 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $17.33 | $19.07 | $23.51 |
| Yearly | $36,059 | $39,676 | $48,896 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.56 | $17.67 | $20.69 |
| Yearly | $32,360 | $36,762 | $43,042 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $17.25 | $21.27 | $22.69 |
| Yearly | $35,880 | $44,230 | $47,195 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $17.02 | $18.40 | $22.78 |
| Yearly | $35,412 | $38,278 | $47,392 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.36 | $18.10 | $21.61 |
| Yearly | $34,040 | $37,660 | $44,950 | |