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Garbage & Trash Truck Driver Salary & Pay

180 current garbage & trash truck driver listings on this board state an hourly rate. Disclosed range: $16–$50 / hour. These are amounts employers list, not a national average.

Compare what employers disclose in current openings, then check the schedule, requirements and application details for a job near you.

Pay disclosed in current listings

These are advertised amounts on this board, not a national average or a wage survey. Each period is shown separately. A range spans the lowest and highest disclosed amounts and does not describe typical earnings.

Pay periodAdvertised range (USD)Listings
Per hour$16–$50 / hour180
Per week$1,260–$6,300 / week2
Per year$15,600–$150,000 / year14

Source: current, unexpired employer and recruiting-site descriptions collected on this board; duplicate jobs removed. Only amounts with an explicit matching pay period are included. Unspecified periods are excluded. Counts update as listings change. Review the linked job and application page for current terms, tips, bonuses and overtime.

Latest completed full collection: . Individual postings may be older. Availability and terms can change; confirm them on the application page.

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Current jobs with a listed pay amount

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Roll Off Driver
Arrow Roll OffsDriving$22–$24 / hour
Leander, TX
1w ago
Full-Time
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Driver Class B Trainee
Clean HarborsDriving$21–$23 / hour
Midland, TX
1w ago
Full-Time
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Roll-Off Driver
Dumpster KingDriving$22–$26 / hour
Ankeny, IA
1w ago
Full-Time
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Roll-Off Truck Driver
PRO WASTE LLCDriving$26–$32 / hour
Belle Vernon, PA
1w ago
Full-Time
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CDL Class A/B Septic Pump Truck Driver(s) with Tanker Endorsement
Borger Septic ServiceDriving$23–$26 / hour
Saylorsburg, PA
1w ago
Full-Time

How to compare an offer

Hourly, annual and shift pay

Check the pay period before comparing amounts. An annual salary divided by 2,080 gives an hourly equivalent assuming 40 hours each week for 52 weeks. That is a calculation, not a separately measured hourly wage. For daily or shift pay, ask how many paid hours the shift includes.

What does the advertised amount include?

Ask whether the amount is guaranteed base pay or includes tips, commission, bonuses or overtime. Confirm any training rate, vehicle costs, benefits and deductions with the employer. A high advertised maximum is not a guaranteed offer.

Experience, licensing and training

CDL drivers in the waste management industry operate collection trucks along designated routes to pick up residential and commercial waste. They run the route safely and tip their loads at transfer stations or landfills. Many drivers also handle automated and manual loading of waste containers.

Use the actual listing to check minimum experience, license class, endorsements and whether training is paid. A driving category does not, by itself, establish that a CDL is required.

Part-time schedules and union rates

Confirm working days, start and finish times, guaranteed hours and any on-call duties. If the job is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, request its current wage scale from the employer or union. This page does not publish a union wage scale.

Where do these figures come from?

The table uses the current listings on this board with an explicitly stated pay period. Open a job above to read its source description and follow its application link. Coverage varies by role and location; these figures do not estimate pay across the whole industry.

For industry-wide figures with their sources, see garbage truck driver statistics.

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