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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Salary in La Crosse, WI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in La Crosse, WI have a median annual salary of $50,030, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,720 at the 10th percentile to $63,930 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$50,030

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.05

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,720
10th
$34,090
25th
$50,030
Median
$60,400
75th
$63,930
90th

Local compared with national

La Crosse, WI

$50,030

Median annual · 2025

United States

$49,690

Median annual · 2025

The La Crosse, WI median is 0.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $340).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.0
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  6. 6.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.6
  8. 8.CoordinationImportance 2.6
  9. 9.WritingImportance 2.5
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 2.5
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.5
  12. 12.TroubleshootingImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • AMCS Platform
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Dossier software
  • Fleet management software
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Mileage logging software
  • Payroll software
  • Routeware software
  • Squeegee
  • WAM software

Common tasks

  • Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
  • Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
  • Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
  • Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
  • Fill out defective equipment reports.
  • Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
  • Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.
  • Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
  • Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.
  • Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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