What are the main factors that influence a Yard Crewmember's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Yard Crewmember?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Yard Crewmember roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Yard Crewmember's salary?

A Yard Crewmember's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,982 for beginners, reaching about $47,696 at mid-level, and approach $49,138 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Yard Crewmember?

Yard Crewmember salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Yard Crewmember roles are District of Columbia $52,188, California $51,990, Massachusetts $51,297. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Yard Crewmember roles make?

Salaries for Yard Crewmember level roles vary by specialization: Yard Foreman: $88,912; Bridge Crewmember: $61,241; Yard Manager: $50,347; Yard Dog: $47,033; Yard Coordinator: $46,500.

How do different companies affect a Yard Crewmember's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Yard Crewmember roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Yard Crewmember Salary in the United States

How much does a Yard Crewmember make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Yard Crewmember in the United States is $47,135 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Yard Crewmember's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,544
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,907 to $52,584
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,058

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Yard Crewmember Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,584	$4,382	$1,011	$25
Average	$47,135	$3,928	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,907	$3,576	$825	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Yard Crewmember Salaries

A Yard Crewmember's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Yard Crewmember Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Yard Crewmember's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,982
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,609
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $47,696
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $48,738
Expert (over 8 years): $49,138

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Yard Crewmember	$45,982
Intermediate Level Yard Crewmember	$46,609
Senior Level Yard Crewmember	$47,696
Specialist Level Yard Crewmember	$48,738
Expert Level Yard Crewmember	$49,138

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How Do Yard Crewmember Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Yard Crewmembers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,188.
California: $51,990.
Massachusetts: $51,297.

District of Columbia $52,188

California $51,990

Massachusetts $51,297

Washington $51,109

New Jersey $51,090

Alaska $51,024

Connecticut $50,373

New York $50,109

Hawaii $49,266

Rhode Island $48,870

Maryland $48,601

Minnesota $48,233

Colorado $48,092

Illinois $48,045

Oregon $47,866

Delaware $47,734

New Hampshire $47,651

Virginia $47,465

Pennsylvania $46,923

Nevada $46,650

North Dakota $46,560

Michigan $46,419

Wisconsin $46,367

Vermont $46,263

Texas $45,976

Maine $45,957

Arizona $45,929

Ohio $45,896

Georgia $45,462

Indiana $45,245

Wyoming $45,203

Utah $45,137

Iowa $45,108

Kansas $44,882

Louisiana $44,816

North Carolina $44,793

Missouri $44,783

Florida $44,599

Montana $44,500

Nebraska $44,406

Kentucky $44,354

South Carolina $44,166

Tennessee $44,048

Idaho $44,001

New Mexico $43,657

Oklahoma $43,581

Alabama $43,303

South Dakota $42,836

Arkansas $42,582

West Virginia $42,445

Mississippi $42,035

Top Paying Cities for Yard Crewmembers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $59,452
San Francisco: $58,801
Oakland: $57,562

San Jose, CA $59,452

San Francisco, CA $58,801

Oakland, CA $57,562

New York, NY $54,271

Paramus, NJ $53,611

Queens Village, NY $53,609

Passaic, NJ $53,564

Bergenfield, NJ $53,560

Stamford, CT $53,456

Huntington, NY $53,437

Newark, NJ $53,088

Bridgeport, CT $52,989

Vallejo, CA $52,895

New Brunswick, NJ $52,876

Petaluma, CA $52,848

Middlesex, NJ $52,758

Somerset, NJ $52,725

Santa Cruz, CA $52,664

Boston, MA $52,377

Monterey, CA $52,211

Seattle, WA $52,103

Santa Rosa, CA $52,094

Los Angeles, CA $52,080

Juneau, AK $51,957

Washington, DC $51,905

Orange, CA $51,737

Santa Ana, CA $51,613

Long Beach, CA $51,566

Anaheim, CA $51,556

Anchorage, AK $51,533

Santa Maria, CA $51,392

Everett, WA $51,382

Danbury, CT $51,216

Bremerton, WA $51,151

Tacoma, WA $50,981

New Suffolk, NY $50,980

Sacramento, CA $50,967

Santa Barbara, CA $50,915

Trenton, NJ $50,864

San Diego, CA $50,864

Brockton, MA $50,812

Fairbanks, AK $50,696

Lompoc, CA $50,576

Lowell, MA $50,538

Ventura, CA $50,529

Nashua, NH $50,520

Stockton, CA $50,515

Modesto, CA $50,171

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,067

Olympia, WA $49,977

Kennewick, WA $49,977

New Haven, CT $49,959

Lawrence, MA $49,789

Hartford, CT $49,742

Riverside, CA $49,732

New Bedford, MA $49,685

Richland, WA $49,685

Bakersfield, CA $49,619

San Bernardino, CA $49,600

New Britain, CT $49,596

Atlantic City, NJ $49,596

New London, CT $49,577

Norwich, CT $49,563

Portsmouth, NH $49,553

Boulder, CO $49,453

Portland, OR $49,388

Worcester, MA $49,384

Minneapolis, MN $49,237

Philadelphia, PA $49,171

Honolulu, HI $49,016

Saint Paul, MN $48,993

Vineland, NJ $48,983

Providence, RI $48,846

Chicago, IL $48,710

Bellingham, WA $48,653

Springfield, MA $48,615

Baltimore, MD $48,601

Chico, CA $48,483

Pittsfield, MA $48,356

Manchester, NH $48,266

Spokane, WA $48,059

Denver, CO $48,054

Albany, NY $47,833

Troy, NY $47,814

Nassau, NY $47,764

Schenectady, NY $47,715

Wilmington, DE $47,677

Burlington, VT $47,611

Salem, OR $47,592

Portland, ME $47,446

Yakima, WA $47,399

Rochester, MN $47,253

Reno, NV $47,229

Fresno, CA $47,229

Milwaukee, WI $47,187

Detroit, MI $47,140

Ann Arbor, MI $47,132

Allentown, PA $47,126

Colorado Springs, CO $47,046

Syracuse, NY $47,022

Carson City, NV $47,022

Houston, TX $46,956

Eugene, OR $46,933

Gary, IN $46,876

Springfield, OR $46,838

Bismarck, ND $46,829

Galveston, TX $46,796

Medford, OR $46,725

Fort Collins, CO $46,706

Concord, NH $46,683

Austin, TX $46,669

Mesa, AZ $46,570

Reading, PA $46,565

Phoenix, AZ $46,560

Dallas, TX $46,546

Saint Cloud, MN $46,501

Madison, WI $46,438

Utica, NY $46,310

Rochester, NY $46,235

Des Moines, IA $46,230

Raleigh, NC $46,225

Atlanta, GA $46,155

Battle Creek, MI $46,141

Salt Lake City, UT $46,127

Lancaster, PA $46,056

Harrisburg, PA $45,990

Kansas City, MO $45,943

Champaign, IL $45,933

Kansas City, KS $45,933

Fort Worth, TX $45,929

Columbus, OH $45,921

Boca Raton, FL $45,910

Pittsburgh, PA $45,891

Richmond, VA $45,872

Indianapolis, IN $45,863

Cleveland, OH $45,858

Las Vegas, NV $45,801

Cincinnati, OH $45,801

Petersburg, VA $45,731

Huntsville, AL $45,660

Lansing, MI $45,628

Lebanon, PA $45,622

Pueblo, CO $45,617

Appleton, WI $45,603

Buffalo, NY $45,584

Dayton, OH $45,570

Racine, WI $45,561

Charlotte, NC $45,556

Saint Louis, MO $45,542

York, PA $45,514

Elkhart, IN $45,514

Gastonia, NC $45,505

Billings, MT $45,493

Beaumont, TX $45,481

Lorain, OH $45,471

Benton Harbor, MI $45,462

Toledo, OH $45,452

Binghamton, NY $45,429

Rock Hill, SC $45,424

Rockford, IL $45,401

Springfield, IL $45,382

Elyria, OH $45,377

Fargo, ND $45,377

Flagstaff, AZ $45,344

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,316

Duluth, MN $45,288

Miami, FL $45,288

Cheyenne, WY $45,255

Grand Forks, ND $45,255

Bangor, ME $45,151

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,099

Durham, NC $45,079

Louisville, KY $45,075

Grand Rapids, MI $45,066

Hialeah, FL $45,061

Casper, WY $44,995

Scranton, PA $44,939

New Orleans, LA $44,925

Virginia Beach, VA $44,920

Akron, OH $44,896

Peoria, IL $44,835

Sarasota, FL $44,826

Nashville, TN $44,793

Omaha, NE $44,793

Green Bay, WI $44,793

Baton Rouge, LA $44,769

Charleston, SC $44,760

Jamestown, NY $44,736

Davenport, IA $44,736

Tucson, AZ $44,712

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,684

Tampa, FL $44,675

Evansville, IN $44,646

Port Arthur, TX $44,646

Bradenton, FL $44,628

Santa Fe, NM $44,543

Orlando, FL $44,458

Clearwater, FL $44,444

Canton, OH $44,345

La Crosse, WI $44,345

Albuquerque, NM $44,317

Newport News, VA $44,312

High Point, NC $44,298

Ogden, UT $44,279

Corpus Christi, TX $44,241

Norfolk, VA $44,213

Laramie, WY $44,213

Rock Island, IL $44,185

Saginaw, MI $44,175

Jacksonville, FL $44,170

Salisbury, NC $44,161

Boise, ID $44,152

Moline, IL $44,128

Fort Myers, FL $44,114

Memphis, TN $44,104

Tulsa, OK $44,081

Waterloo, IA $44,053

Spartanburg, SC $44,005

Lincoln, NE $43,982

Fort Wayne, IN $43,972

Provo, UT $43,968

Cedar Falls, IA $43,911

San Antonio, TX $43,892

Greensboro, NC $43,873

South Bend, IN $43,869

Savannah, GA $43,817

Muskegon, MI $43,798

Birmingham, AL $43,793

Winston Salem, NC $43,770

Lake Charles, LA $43,657

Anderson, IN $43,647

Lexington, KY $43,633

Augusta, GA $43,619

Greenville, SC $43,619

Lima, OH $43,581

Wichita, KS $43,576

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,576

Columbia, SC $43,534

Springfield, OH $43,525

Asheville, NC $43,449

Bloomington, IN $43,416

Knoxville, TN $43,247

Shreveport, LA $43,242

Wilmington, NC $43,181

Roanoke, VA $43,181

Topeka, KS $43,096

Frankfort, KY $43,091

Oklahoma City, OK $43,058

Chillicothe, OH $43,039

Longview, TX $43,034

Melbourne, FL $43,030

Sioux Falls, SD $42,954

Mobile, AL $42,950

Terre Haute, IN $42,931

Altoona, PA $42,902

Amarillo, TX $42,869

Killeen, TX $42,855

Fayetteville, AR $42,818

Chattanooga, TN $42,803

Sioux City, IA $42,761

Idaho Falls, ID $42,752

Lynchburg, VA $42,714

Gainesville, FL $42,653

Portsmouth, OH $42,629

Little Rock, AR $42,620

Lafayette, LA $42,601

Youngstown, OH $42,601

Daytona Beach, FL $42,573

Clarksville, TN $42,568

Pensacola, FL $42,563

Temple, TX $42,560

Hopkinsville, KY $42,422

Erie, PA $42,412

Florence, SC $42,393

Charleston, WV $42,318

Great Falls, MT $42,294

Macon, GA $42,228

Tallahassee, FL $42,224

Fayetteville, NC $42,214

Waco, TX $42,205

Helena, MT $42,172

Pine Bluff, AR $42,154

Vincennes, IN $42,096

Lubbock, TX $42,078

Alamogordo, NM $42,049

Twin Falls, ID $42,007

Rapid City, SD $41,993

Jackson, MS $41,908

Huntington, WV $41,905

Greenville, MS $41,903

Parkersburg, WV $41,855

Montgomery, AL $41,847

Wichita Falls, TX $41,799

Springfield, MO $41,799

Biloxi, MS $41,776

Monroe, LA $41,729

Johnstown, PA $41,696

Sumter, SC $41,677

Columbus, GA $41,672

Pascagoula, MS $41,583

Abilene, TX $41,583

Kingsport, TN $41,460

Albany, GA $41,460

Gulfport, MS $41,446

Alexandria, LA $41,290

Fort Smith, AR $41,173

El Paso, TX $41,045

Las Cruces, NM $40,833

Harlingen, TX $40,714

Pocatello, ID $40,706

Florence, AL $40,645

Brownsville, TX $40,635

Mcallen, TX $40,536

Dothan, AL $40,470

Columbus, MS $40,190

Altus, OK $39,971

Lawton, OK $39,881

Pierre, SD $39,711

What Skills Can Increase a Yard Crewmember's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Yard Crewmember's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$52,320	11%
Time Management	$50,435	7%
Commitment	$49,963	6%
Organizational Skills	$49,963	6%
Negotiating	$49,963	6%
Team Operations	$48,549	3%

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Yard Crewmember Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Yard Crewmember roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Yard Crewmember positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Yard Crewmember as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Yard Crewmember

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$70,703	$34.0	50%
Construction	$61,276	$29.0	30%

Yard Crewmember Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Yard Crewmember's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$42,907

Average $47,135/year

$52,584

$3,576

Average $3,928/month

$4,382

$825

Average $906/week

$1,011

$21

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,584	$4,382	$1,011	$25
Average	$47,135	$3,928	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,907	$3,576	$825	$21

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Salary Trends for Yard Crewmember

Salaries for a Yard Crewmember can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,285 in 2023 to around $46,686 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Yard Crewmember salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2024	$47,194
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