United States Average Weekly Earnings of Employees in the Waste collection Industry (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 $1,413.14 (seasonally adjusted). It decreased by $30.4 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $51.22 compared to February 2025 (a year ago).

You can also see similar information for other industries.

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

US Average Weekly Earnings of Employees in the Waste collection Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)
US Average Weekly Earnings of Employees in the Waste collection Industry (Seas. Adj.)
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Month Year Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
April 2006 813.45
May 2006 819.64
June 2006 817.7
July 2006 804.8
August 2006 800.23
September 2006 800.28
October 2006 794.46
November 2006 796.01
December 2006 789.5
January 2007 791.72
February 2007 780.84
March 2007 807.16
April 2007 831.98
May 2007 801.05
June 2007 809.25
July 2007 801.23
August 2007 799.76
September 2007 797.72
October 2007 797.86
November 2007 793.87
December 2007 800.63
January 2008 797.22
February 2008 794.8
March 2008 785.41
April 2008 816.79
May 2008 784.99
June 2008 782.69
July 2008 781.03
August 2008 790.44
September 2008 785.4
October 2008 776.26
November 2008 781.2
December 2008 786.24
January 2009 786.77
February 2009 781.19
March 2009 780.1
April 2009 775.34
May 2009 770.56
June 2009 771.78
July 2009 772.32
August 2009 775.84
September 2009 787.93
October 2009 806.86
November 2009 795.26
December 2009 797.78
January 2010 801.78
February 2010 813.23
March 2010 806.99
April 2010 812.81
May 2010 821.54
June 2010 829.04
July 2010 831.4
August 2010 821.98
September 2010 820.37
October 2010 821.24
November 2010 832.22
December 2010 824.96
January 2011 831.83
February 2011 822.83
March 2011 825.37
April 2011 822.59
May 2011 823.04
June 2011 819.33
July 2011 822.59
August 2011 820.19
September 2011 817.34
October 2011 812.44
November 2011 805.97
December 2011 807.08
January 2012 788.72
February 2012 792.32
March 2012 783.11
April 2012 796.74
May 2012 797.36
June 2012 796.94
July 2012 792.33
August 2012 800.74
September 2012 804.33
October 2012 800.52
November 2012 808.99
December 2012 820.05
January 2013 820.69
February 2013 824.96
March 2013 835.49
April 2013 835.69
May 2013 839.55
June 2013 838.63
July 2013 842.3
August 2013 842.78
September 2013 837.68
October 2013 842.35
November 2013 841.08
December 2013 841.64
January 2014 850.01
February 2014 857.85
March 2014 857.84
April 2014 864.13
May 2014 861.05
June 2014 861.23
July 2014 864.19
August 2014 871.41
September 2014 870.59
October 2014 873.54
November 2014 889.99
December 2014 892.1
January 2015 875.29
February 2015 866.09
March 2015 861.08
April 2015 855.63
May 2015 866.39
June 2015 863.51
July 2015 856.74
August 2015 859.58
September 2015 866.59
October 2015 866
November 2015 862.15
December 2015 851.57
January 2016 865.91
February 2016 870.97
March 2016 874.91
April 2016 879.51
May 2016 882.09
June 2016 887
July 2016 887.59
August 2016 890.6
September 2016 903.89
October 2016 902.66
November 2016 906.95
December 2016 901.73
January 2017 888.07
February 2017 898.57
March 2017 905.02
April 2017 893.77
May 2017 899.62
June 2017 906.78
July 2017 912.45
August 2017 917.6
September 2017 912.02
October 2017 916.22
November 2017 911.33
December 2017 915.74
January 2018 931.53
February 2018 941.54
March 2018 946.86
April 2018 953.86
May 2018 963.79
June 2018 971.65
July 2018 975.89
August 2018 971.73
September 2018 988.57
October 2018 990.88
November 2018 1009.34
December 2018 1003.07
January 2019 1012.48
February 2019 1021.05
March 2019 1012.18
April 2019 1027.14
May 2019 1038.83
June 2019 1043.64
July 2019 1043.08
August 2019 1054.79
September 2019 1029.29
October 2019 1027.09
November 2019 1015.15
December 2019 1035.69
January 2020 1027.47
February 2020 1014.95
March 2020 1006.63
April 2020 1000.43
May 2020 986.65
June 2020 981.57
July 2020 1006.2
August 2020 1018.64
September 2020 1032.25
October 2020 1043.28
November 2020 1045.33
December 2020 1049.2
January 2021 1077.22
February 2021 1030.01
March 2021 1019.34
April 2021 1036.88
May 2021 1061.76
June 2021 1062.14
July 2021 1065.38
August 2021 1043.77
September 2021 1055.22
October 2021 1064.06
November 2021 1080.93
December 2021 1088.09
January 2022 1107.49
February 2022 1108.39
March 2022 1139.66
April 2022 1135.68
May 2022 1148.35
June 2022 1153.28
July 2022 1152.68
August 2022 1184.28
September 2022 1193.98
October 2022 1203.57
November 2022 1192.84
December 2022 1202.86
January 2023 1224.22
February 2023 1232.23
March 2023 1238.95
April 2023 1246.67
May 2023 1261.26
June 2023 1271.45
July 2023 1260.08
August 2023 1276.48
September 2023 1281.79
October 2023 1289.52
November 2023 1303.78
December 2023 1331.08
January 2024 1318.86
February 2024 1340.67
March 2024 1350.68
April 2024 1353.39
May 2024 1350.09
June 2024 1351.55
July 2024 1354.95
August 2024 1348.27
September 2024 1346.76
October 2024 1346.11
November 2024 1339.02
December 2024 1347.31
January 2025 1372.43
February 2025 1361.92
March 2025 1373.85
April 2025 1374.95
May 2025 1411.24
June 2025 1391.04
July 2025 1403.05
August 2025 1420.87
September 2025 1428.84
October 2025 1420.43
November 2025 1410.36
December 2025 1402.88
January 2026 1443.54
February 2026 1413.14