How much do Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors make in Fresno, CA?

Percentile spread

For Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, the published 10th percentile is $45,180 and the 90th percentile is $88,510. The difference is $43,330, which is 65.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,380 to the 75th at $65,950, covers $19,570.

The mean annual wage is $61,880, which sits below the median of $65,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 32.7% higher than the national median of $49,690 for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,557, which is 29.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the California median of $64,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors at $64,557 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors. Fresno, CA ranks 7th of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $51,110 and employment of 40. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,299, against $64,557 here.
• Merced, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $68,530 and employment of 70. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,733, against $64,557 here.
• Visalia, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $46,090 and employment of 170. That median is 30.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,171, against $64,557 here.

Employment share

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (390 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (147,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.