How much do Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors make in Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

Percentile spread

For Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, the published 10th percentile is $38,480 and the 90th percentile is $61,930. The difference is $23,450, which is 45.0% 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 $43,440 to the 75th at $61,930, covers $18,490.

The mean annual wage is $51,370, which sits below the median of $52,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wildwood-The Villages, FL median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $49,690 for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,943, which is 22.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.9% higher than the Florida median of $47,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.424, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors at $60,943 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors. Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 1st of 18 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).).

• Homosassa Springs, FL is 33 miles away, with a median of $43,510 and employment of 60. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,551, against $60,943 here.
• Ocala, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $45,670 and employment of 110. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,956, against $60,943 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $48,920 and employment of 1,420. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,236, against $60,943 here.