How Much Do Methane Gas Collectors Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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2021 Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States

Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators

direct daily operations, maintenance, or repair of landfill gas projects, including maintenance of daily logs, determination of service priorities, and compliance with reporting requirements.

Salary: $118190
Salary Rank: A
Education: Bachelor's degree
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Average salary

Annual salary
$118190 per year
Hourly wage
$57 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$67,100 to $84,990 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$32 to $41 per hour

Entry-level Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $67,100 to $84,990 per year or $32 to $41 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

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Salary rank

Salary rank
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Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $87 $181,220
Senior (Top 25%) $68 $141,290
Middle (Mid 50%) $52 $108,790
Junior (Bottom 25%) $41 $84,990
No experience (Bottom 10%) $32 $67,100

[custom_headline id=”states” class=”subheading” type=”left” level=”h3″] Highest paying states [/custom_headline]

State Hourly Annual
NJ $70 $146,370
CO $69 $142,620
NH $67 $138,600
MA $65 $135,990
DE $65 $135,900
CT $65 $135,530
LA $64 $132,480
WY $63 $131,240
NY $63 $130,530
CA $62 $128,570

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operator is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NJ doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NJ might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Methane Gas Collectors are in the states of NJ, CO, NH, MA and DE.

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