United States Average Weekly Earnings of Employees in the Waste collection Industry (Not Seas. Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in February 2026, the average weekly earnings for all employees in the waste collection industry in the United States was $1,402.88 (not seasonally adjusted ). It decreased by $29.88 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $50.55 compared to February 2025 (a year ago).

You can also see similar information for other industries.

The chart and table below shows the non seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings of employees in the waste collection industry from April 2006 to February 2026.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

US Average Weekly Earnings of Employees in the Waste collection Industry ($) (Not Seas. Adj.)

US Average Weekly Earnings of Employees in the Waste collection Industry (Not Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
April 2006	805.65
May 2006	844.61
June 2006	824.54
July 2006	810.83
August 2006	803.52
September 2006	802.71
October 2006	796.93
November 2006	795.83
December 2006	784.86
January 2007	796.8
February 2007	779.72
March 2007	793.35
April 2007	822.21
May 2007	823.31
June 2007	816.39
July 2007	807.2
August 2007	802.26
September 2007	799.76
October 2007	799.71
November 2007	789.07
December 2007	795.1
January 2008	793.07
February 2008	791.82
March 2008	771.94
April 2008	805.57
May 2008	788.56
June 2008	788.14
July 2008	791.07
August 2008	793.38
September 2008	786.66
October 2008	783.48
November 2008	778.26
December 2008	786.38
January 2009	790.74
February 2009	777.78
March 2009	764.28
April 2009	762.89
May 2009	771.86
June 2009	776.21
July 2009	779.57
August 2009	780.21
September 2009	791.27
October 2009	813.03
November 2009	793.8
December 2009	797.16
January 2010	805.79
February 2010	807.51
March 2010	790.48
April 2010	801.58
May 2010	823.21
June 2010	829.44
July 2010	840.45
August 2010	826.89
September 2010	824.85
October 2010	829.65
November 2010	830.32
December 2010	820.05
January 2011	833.55
February 2011	816.2
March 2011	808.13
April 2011	813.23
May 2011	823.68
June 2011	820.85
July 2011	830.68
August 2011	825.03
September 2011	821.72
October 2011	824.33
November 2011	810.12
December 2011	804.1
January 2012	789.14
February 2012	785.42
March 2012	768.26
April 2012	787.9
May 2012	799.26
June 2012	801.58
July 2012	799.47
August 2012	805.37
September 2012	808.35
October 2012	811.33
November 2012	807.08
December 2012	819.62
January 2013	810.26
February 2013	812.35
March 2013	817.9
April 2013	824.68
May 2013	844.52
June 2013	844.27
July 2013	853.44
August 2013	849.85
September 2013	844.95
October 2013	853.71
November 2013	838.81
December 2013	841.64
January 2014	839.8
February 2014	845.75
March 2014	839.42
April 2014	864.88
May 2014	865.21
June 2014	867.85
July 2014	873.12
August 2014	880.42
September 2014	875.86
October 2014	885.23
November 2014	887.04
December 2014	889.55
January 2015	873.2
February 2015	853.58
March 2015	840.66
April 2015	854.63
May 2015	869.32
June 2015	871.02
July 2015	862.23
August 2015	869.68
September 2015	874.94
October 2015	869.65
November 2015	859.68
December 2015	855.06
January 2016	863.5
February 2016	858.53
March 2016	858.71
April 2016	868.8
May 2016	882.5
June 2016	889.14
July 2016	890.76
August 2016	903.23
September 2016	904.75
October 2016	912.17
November 2016	911.63
December 2016	897.49
January 2017	885.23
February 2017	891
March 2017	886.95
April 2017	880.15
May 2017	911.94
June 2017	910.68
July 2017	912.9
August 2017	929.62
September 2017	912.07
October 2017	926.12
November 2017	916.86
December 2017	914.83
January 2018	933.73
February 2018	931.53
March 2018	927.71
April 2018	939.46
May 2018	949.81
June 2018	977.01
July 2018	976.85
August 2018	981.07
September 2018	985.06
October 2018	1004.72
November 2018	1016.48
December 2018	999.49
January 2019	1012.42
February 2019	1015.17
March 2019	993.64
April 2019	1013.06
May 2019	1031.07
June 2019	1045.09
July 2019	1039.85
August 2019	1060.86
September 2019	1023
October 2019	1042.64
November 2019	1026.67
December 2019	1032.01
January 2020	1033.57
February 2020	1007.06
March 2020	986.64
April 2020	1003
May 2020	981.99
June 2020	985.8
July 2020	1003.62
August 2020	1025.55
September 2020	1022.74
October 2020	1065.24
November 2020	1052.5
December 2020	1047.33
January 2021	1069.93
February 2021	1022.28
March 2021	1006.72
April 2021	1029.47
May 2021	1062.6
June 2021	1068.06
July 2021	1064.13
August 2021	1055.13
September 2021	1041.66
October 2021	1090.46
November 2021	1088.92
December 2021	1085.04
January 2022	1096.84
February 2022	1104.48
March 2022	1126.87
April 2022	1127.76
May 2022	1162.59
June 2022	1159.57
July 2022	1151.41
August 2022	1195.59
September 2022	1200.2
October 2022	1219.31
November 2022	1198.41
December 2022	1198.76
January 2023	1212.06
February 2023	1228.08
March 2023	1226.55
April 2023	1238.73
May 2023	1251.63
June 2023	1269.73
July 2023	1258.8
August 2023	1285.65
September 2023	1289.95
October 2023	1304.45
November 2023	1303.34
December 2023	1325.41
January 2024	1305.48
February 2024	1331.42
March 2024	1336.01
April 2024	1345.46
May 2024	1358.75
June 2024	1350.68
July 2024	1349.23
August 2024	1360.68
September 2024	1355.5
October 2024	1359.94
November 2024	1336.44
December 2024	1340.31
January 2025	1382.56
February 2025	1352.33
March 2025	1350.57
April 2025	1378.38
May 2025	1421.31
June 2025	1390.61
July 2025	1397.66
August 2025	1434.13
September 2025	1437.83
October 2025	1434.43
November 2025	1405.54
December 2025	1394.69
January 2026	1432.76
February 2026	1402.88