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California Earnings

Refuse Collectors 2001 Wages

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Hourly wages range from
$12.09
to
$20.42

Average hourly wage
$16.04


Average annual wage
$33,372


Source: Occupational Employment Survey of Employers by EDD/LMID.
Hours

The majority of Refuse Collectors begin work at 3:00 a.m. There is often overtime which carries the workday into late afternoon or early evening. Overtime wages are usually time and one half, with holiday pay at double time. Some municipalities and private companies offer bonuses for safety and productivity.

Benefits

Common benefits are vacation and sick leave, retirement plans and medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Some Refuse Collectors get uniforms or uniform allowances.

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COAL COUNTY WAGES...

highest in North Dakota.
Oliver and Mercer Counties – located in the heart of North Dakota’s coal country – ranked first and second in having the highest average annual wages, according to Job Service North Dakota Labor Market Information.

The survey, based on 2000 salary data, shows Oliver County leading all 53 counties with an average wage of $42,407, nearly twice as high as the state’s average. Mercer County ranked second with an average wage of $36,122.

The average employee in North Dakota earned $24,683 annually in 2000 while the average U.S. employee earned $35,323.

Job Service data also show that people engaged in the state’s coal mining industry received an average annual salary of $62,975, the highest average wage of any of the state’s primary industries. And the average annual wage for employees engaged in the electrical production – often related to the coal mining industry – received $52,622.