Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary — Jacksonville, Florida

The average Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in Jacksonville, Florida earns $48,710 a year.

$48,710 / year, mean
↓ 10.3% below national average 67th percentile in Florida

Jacksonville sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Florida — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for refuse and recyclable material collectors, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Florida

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
760
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.4%
Cost of living 99 #64 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1340 #8 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $352,994 #81 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,013 #62 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Jacksonville ranks #64 for cost of living and #81 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $88,030 Seattle $76,420 San Francisco $76,010 Chicago $71,570 Santa Rosa $70,560 Bremerton $69,970 Mount Vernon $69,850 Olympia $69,090 San Diego $68,770 Napa $67,510 Santa Maria $67,140 Kennewick $66,890 Portland $66,580 Spokane $66,190 Sacramento $66,140 New York $66,040 Oxnard $65,980 Vallejo $65,430 San Luis Obispo $64,340 Salinas $62,500 Riverside $62,350 Yakima $62,240 Bend $62,200 Fresno $61,880 Modesto $61,730 Los Angeles $61,710 Albany $61,580 Medford $61,460 Springfield $61,350 Salem $61,330 Merced $58,590 Walla Walla $58,550 Chico $58,080 Eugene $57,810 Bakersfield $57,300 Muncie $56,740 Peoria $56,690 Harrisburg $56,110 Wenatchee $56,100 Philadelphia $55,700 South Bend $55,580 Trenton $55,370 Evansville $55,210 Indianapolis $55,210 Stockton $54,970 Hanford $54,740 Rochester $54,680 Chambersburg $53,930 Midland $53,220 Fort Wayne $53,180 Grand Rapids $53,060 Traverse City $52,760 Detroit $52,730 Kiryas Joel $52,720 Lansing $52,640 Saginaw $52,440 Ithaca $51,640 Visalia $51,550 Terre Haute $51,540 Utica $51,510 Wildwood $51,370 Louisville $51,200 Allentown $50,790 Miami $50,620 Buffalo $50,560 Albany $50,460 Watertown $50,430 State College $50,360 Palm Bay $50,020 Tampa $49,830 Orlando $49,450 Atlantic City $49,390 Sarasota $49,020 Port St. Lucie $48,980 Monroe $48,970 Baltimore $48,850 Muskegon $48,810 Jacksonville $48,710 Ann Arbor $48,520 Beaumont $48,330 Virginia Beach $48,330 Lancaster $48,240 Flint $48,210 Austin $48,140 Ocala $48,140 Paducah $48,130 Pittsburgh $48,030 Richmond $47,760 Naples $47,650 York $47,420 San Antonio $47,390 Redding $47,370 Panama City $47,340 Punta Gorda $47,280 Odessa $47,250 Champaign $47,020 Pensacola $46,630 Fort Myers $46,620 Lynchburg $46,620 Tallahassee $46,540 Lakeland $46,500 Scranton $46,270 Syracuse $45,930 Erie $45,840 Crestview $45,670 Dallas $45,430 Houston $45,250 Staunton $44,750 Gainesville $44,740 Reading $44,610 Sebring $44,560 Lexington $44,360 Amarillo $44,070 Deltona $44,060 Winchester $44,020 Charlottesville $43,820 Elizabethtown $43,670 Homosassa Springs $43,550 Harrisonburg $43,180 College Station $43,150 Hagerstown $43,100 Roanoke $42,880 Sherman $42,870 Corpus Christi $42,650 Victoria $41,570 Killeen $41,090 Bowling Green $41,080 Brownsville $40,650 Tyler $40,640 Weirton $39,350 Parkersburg $39,150 Texarkana $38,880 El Paso $38,820 Altoona $38,580 Huntington $37,960 Wheeling $37,770 Blacksburg $37,450 Lubbock $37,250 Charleston $37,240 Beckley $36,610 McAllen $34,490 Eagle Pass $34,240
CityMean salaryvs. Jacksonville
Albany, Oregon$61,580+26.4%
Albany, New York$50,460+3.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$50,790+4.3%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$38,580-20.8%
Amarillo, Texas$44,070-9.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$48,520-0.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$49,390+1.4%
Austin, Texas$48,140-1.2%
Bakersfield, California$57,300+17.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$48,850+0.3%
Beaumont, Texas$48,330-0.8%
Beckley, West Virginia$36,610-24.8%
Bend, Oregon$62,200+27.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$37,450-23.1%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$41,080-15.7%
Bremerton, Washington$69,970+43.6%
Brownsville, Texas$40,650-16.5%
Buffalo, New York$50,560+3.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$46,620-4.3%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$53,930+10.7%
Champaign, Illinois$47,020-3.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$37,240-23.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$43,820-10.0%
Chicago, Illinois$71,570+46.9%
Chico, California$58,080+19.2%
College Station, Texas$43,150-11.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas$42,650-12.4%
Crestview, Florida$45,670-6.2%
Dallas, Texas$45,430-6.7%
Deltona, Florida$44,060-9.5%
Detroit, Michigan$52,730+8.3%
Eagle Pass, Texas$34,240-29.7%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$43,670-10.3%
El Paso, Texas$38,820-20.3%
Erie, Pennsylvania$45,840-5.9%
Eugene, Oregon$57,810+18.7%
Evansville, Indiana$55,210+13.3%
Flint, Michigan$48,210-1.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$53,180+9.2%
Fresno, California$61,880+27.0%
Gainesville, Florida$44,740-8.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$53,060+8.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$43,100-11.5%
Hanford, California$54,740+12.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$56,110+15.2%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$43,180-11.4%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$43,550-10.6%
Houston, Texas$45,250-7.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$37,960-22.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$55,210+13.3%
Ithaca, New York$51,640+6.0%
Kennewick, Washington$66,890+37.3%
Killeen, Texas$41,090-15.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$52,720+8.2%
Lakeland, Florida$46,500-4.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$48,240-1.0%
Lansing, Michigan$52,640+8.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$44,360-8.9%
Los Angeles, California$61,710+26.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$51,200+5.1%
Lubbock, Texas$37,250-23.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$46,620-4.3%
McAllen, Texas$34,490-29.2%
Medford, Oregon$61,460+26.2%
Merced, California$58,590+20.3%
Miami, Florida$50,620+3.9%
Midland, Texas$53,220+9.3%
Modesto, California$61,730+26.7%
Monroe, Michigan$48,970+0.5%
Mount Vernon, Washington$69,850+43.4%
Muncie, Indiana$56,740+16.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$48,810+0.2%
Napa, California$67,510+38.6%
Naples, Florida$47,650-2.2%
New York, New York$66,040+35.6%
Sarasota, Florida$49,020+0.6%
Ocala, Florida$48,140-1.2%
Odessa, Texas$47,250-3.0%
Olympia, Washington$69,090+41.8%
Orlando, Florida$49,450+1.5%
Oxnard, California$65,980+35.5%
Paducah, Kentucky$48,130-1.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$50,020+2.7%
Panama City, Florida$47,340-2.8%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$39,150-19.6%
Pensacola, Florida$46,630-4.3%
Peoria, Illinois$56,690+16.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$55,700+14.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$48,030-1.4%
Portland, Oregon$66,580+36.7%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$48,980+0.6%
Punta Gorda, Florida$47,280-2.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$44,610-8.4%
Redding, California$47,370-2.8%
Richmond, Virginia$47,760-2.0%
Riverside, California$62,350+28.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$42,880-12.0%
Rochester, New York$54,680+12.3%
Sacramento, California$66,140+35.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$52,440+7.7%
Salem, Oregon$61,330+25.9%
Salinas, California$62,500+28.3%
San Antonio, Texas$47,390-2.7%
San Diego, California$68,770+41.2%
San Francisco, California$76,010+56.0%
San Jose, California$88,030+80.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$64,340+32.1%
Santa Maria, California$67,140+37.8%
Santa Rosa, California$70,560+44.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$46,270-5.0%
Seattle, Washington$76,420+56.9%
Sebring, Florida$44,560-8.5%
Sherman, Texas$42,870-12.0%
South Bend, Indiana$55,580+14.1%
Spokane, Washington$66,190+35.9%
Springfield, Illinois$61,350+25.9%
State College, Pennsylvania$50,360+3.4%
Staunton, Virginia$44,750-8.1%
Stockton, California$54,970+12.9%
Syracuse, New York$45,930-5.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$46,540-4.5%
Tampa, Florida$49,830+2.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$51,540+5.8%
Texarkana, Texas$38,880-20.2%
Traverse City, Michigan$52,760+8.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$55,370+13.7%
Tyler, Texas$40,640-16.6%
Utica, New York$51,510+5.7%
Vallejo, California$65,430+34.3%
Victoria, Texas$41,570-14.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$48,330-0.8%
Visalia, California$51,550+5.8%
Walla Walla, Washington$58,550+20.2%
Watertown, New York$50,430+3.5%
Weirton, West Virginia$39,350-19.2%
Wenatchee, Washington$56,100+15.2%
Wheeling, West Virginia$37,770-22.5%
Wildwood, Florida$51,370+5.5%
Winchester, Virginia$44,020-9.6%
Yakima, Washington$62,240+27.8%
York, Pennsylvania$47,420-2.6%
Gross salary
48,710/yr
Estimated take-home
41,318/yr
Est. total withheld
15.2%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Florida has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 53-7081 SOC code
Official area Jacksonville, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 27260 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Florida

Population (metro area)
1,645,707