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% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $23.73 | $35.20 | $39.33 |
| Yearly | $49,354 | $73,223 | $81,797 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $18.36 | $19.42 | $23.22 |
| Yearly | $38,188 | $40,404 | $48,294 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.18 | $18.55 | $27.40 |
| Yearly | $37,813 | $38,569 | $57,009 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $28.77 | $38.91 | $40.10 |
| Yearly | $59,848 | $80,932 | $83,418 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.90 | $25.34 | $30.82 |
| Yearly | $39,302 | $52,727 | $64,103 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $18.60 | $22.01 | $31.63 |
| Yearly | $38,693 | $45,767 | $65,791 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $18.39 | $24.10 | $27.40 |
| Yearly | $38,249 | $50,126 | $57,008 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $18.64 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Yearly | $38,761 | $64,899 | $64,899 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $36.80 | $40.07 | $40.07 |
| Yearly | $76,534 | $83,343 | $83,343 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $20.82 | $28.59 | $33.21 |
| Yearly | $43,303 | $59,465 | $69,074 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $35.20 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Yearly | $73,223 | $73,223 | $73,223 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $18.73 | $25.33 | $31.66 |
| Yearly | $38,964 | $52,697 | $65,840 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.21 | $18.43 | $24.86 |
| Yearly | $31,646 | $38,337 | $51,718 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $28.86 | $39.33 | $39.33 |
| Yearly | $60,014 | $81,797 | $81,797 | |
| United States | Hourly | $17.36 | $22.00 | $28.06 |
| Yearly | $36,100 | $45,760 | $58,360 | |