How much do Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, the published 10th percentile is $34,580 and the 90th percentile is $63,170. The difference is $28,590, which is 47.8% 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 $46,710 to the 75th at $63,170, covers $16,460.

The mean annual wage is $53,970, which sits below the median of $59,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 20.4% higher than the national median of $49,690 for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,478, which is 23.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Wisconsin median of $59,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors at $61,478 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors. Madison, WI ranks 8th of 17 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).).

• Janesville-Beloit, WI is 39 miles away, with a median of $61,680 and employment of 90. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,825, against $61,478 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 87 miles away, with a median of $50,030 and employment of 40. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,517, against $61,478 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $63,640 and employment of 410. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,651, against $61,478 here.

Employment share

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (60 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (147,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.16 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.