Recycling Coordinators

Salaries vary widely for recycling coordinators depending on their level of experience and the region in which the job is located. For example, positions in areas with a higher cost of living, such as California, Arizona, New York, and Washington, D.C., for example, tend to pay higher salaries to recycling coordinators.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, median annual earnings of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (a category that includes recycling coordinators) totaled $61,900 in 2024, with salaries ranging from $41,250 to $94,860. In 2025, ZipRecruiter.com reported that recycling coordinators earned an average of $54,988 annually. Earnings ranged from $17,500 to $86,500 or more. Very experienced recycling coordinators who manage the recycling programs of large cities can earn more than $100,000 annually.

Benefits vary, but most local governments offer full-time employees a benefit package that generally includes paid health insurance; a retirement plan; and holiday, vacation, and sick pay.