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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Florida

SOC 53-7081 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$47,820
per year in Florida
Middle half
$39,400–$58,090
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
11,650
in Florida
Concentration
1.24×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Florida
$47,820
published median
United States
$49,690
3.8% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
29th
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $47,820 median has purchasing power comparable to about $46,241 nationally. Florida's BEA regional price parity is 103.4 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Florida.

$35,350$61,450

Getting in

Typical education to enter
No formal educational credential
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in Florida

Every linked area below has a published estimate for refuse and recyclable material collectors. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL$52,06085.4
2Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,770114.23,3701.26×
3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$48,920101.41,4201.06×
4Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$48,870100.01700.72×
5Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,76097.72501.36×
6Jacksonville, FL$48,15099.57601.05×
7Naples-Marco Island, FL$48,100103.2
8Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$47,700102.35101.78×
9Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$47,69097.31401.59×
10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,620100.91,9301.41×
11North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,490102.43501.08×
12Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,23099.42801.35×
13Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,04097.13801.50×
14Tallahassee, FL$46,93093.91400.80×
15Port St. Lucie, FL$46,430100.21701.06×
16Punta Gorda, FL$46,280100.51102.01×
17Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$45,94097.01801.54×
18Ocala, FL$45,67095.21100.96×
19Gainesville, FL$44,88096.71200.86×
20Sebring, FL$44,80092.5401.54×
21Homosassa Springs, FL$43,51093.5601.67×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where refuse and recyclable material collectors wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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