Garbage Truck Driver Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

Garbage Truck Driver Salary in Madison, WI

How much does a Garbage Truck Driver make in Madison, WI? The average Garbage Truck Driver salary in Madison, WI is $56,269 as of May 28, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $49,814 and $63,660. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Garbage Truck Driver Salaries by Percentile
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10th Percentile Garbage Truck Driver Salary $43,938 Madison,WI May 28, 2024
25th Percentile Garbage Truck Driver Salary $49,814 Madison,WI May 28, 2024
50th Percentile Garbage Truck Driver Salary $56,269 Madison,WI May 28, 2024
75th Percentile Garbage Truck Driver Salary $63,660 Madison,WI May 28, 2024
90th Percentile Garbage Truck Driver Salary $70,389 Madison,WI May 28, 2024
25% $49,814 10% $43,938 90% $70,389 75% $63,660 $56,269 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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CDL TRUCK DRIVER

McLane Company - , WI

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Truck Driver/OTR Driver

McFarlane's - Sauk City, WI

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Regional CDL Truck Driver

Ruan Transportation Management Systems - Eau Claire, WI

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CDL TRUCK DRIVER

McLane Company - Sturtevant, WI

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What is a Garbage Truck Driver ?

Garbage truck or dustcart refers to a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and haul the collected waste to a solid waste treatment facility such as a landfill. Other common names for this type of truck include trash truck in the United States, and rubbish truck, junk truck, dumpster, bin wagon, dustbin lorry, bin lorry or bin van elsewhere. Technical names include waste collection vehicle and refuse collection vehicle. These trucks are a common sight in most urban areas. Major U.S. manufacturers of garbage trucks include Mack and Autocar Trucks. Major manufacturers of gar...

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Job Openings for Garbage Truck Driver in Madison, WI
  • McLane Company - , WI
    McLane Drivers safely deliver and unload product from our distribution centers to our customers, and they earn great pay and benefits. McLane promotes earn...
    - Just Posted
  • McFarlane's - Sauk City, WI
    JOB SUMMARY. To operate commercial motor vehicle to transport freight in inter or intra state commerce between terminals and relay stations or from home te...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • Ruan Transportation Management Systems - Eau Claire, WI
    About the Job. Ruan is looking for Class A CDL drivers to be based in Eau Claire, WI, to deliver building supplies in dry van trailers for our dedicated cu...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • McLane Company - Sturtevant, WI
    McLane Drivers safely deliver and unload product from our distribution centers to our customers, and they earn great pay and benefits. McLane promotes earn...
    - 7 Days Ago
  • Ferguson - Madison, WI
    Ferguson is North America's leading value-added distributor across residential, non-residential, new construction and repair, maintenance, and improvement ...
    - 2 Days Ago

Career Path for this job

  1. Down a level:

    Heavy Truck Driver I

    0 - 1 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

  2. This Job:

    Garbage Truck Driver

    1 - 3 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

  3. Up a level:

    Heavy Truck Driver III

    3 - 5 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
49814
63660
56269

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
50214
64180
56768
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Garbage Truck Driver in Madison, WI. The base salary for Garbage Truck Driver ranges from $49,814 to $63,660 with the average base salary of $56,269. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $50,214 to $64,180 with the average total cash compensation of $56,768.

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About Madison, Wisconsin    Madison is located in the center of Dane County in south-central Wisconsin, 77 miles (124 km) west of Milwaukee and 122 miles (196 km) northwest of Ch....More

Madison, Wisconsin  area prices were up 1.3% from a year ago

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