Average Salary

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One of the most popular questions we get from our readers here is how much do Methane Gas Collectors make per year and their hourly wage.

Starting Salary

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Entry-level Methane Gas Collectors with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $63470 to $80530 per year or $31 to $39 per hour.

Just like any other job, the salary of a Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operator will increase as they become more experienced.

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Salary Rank

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of a Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operator to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compare the salary of all careers then we give them a rank of A, B, C or D depending on where their average salary sits in comparison to other careers.

After comparing how much do Methane Gas Collectors make with other careers, they have a salary rank of A.

Salary range

Level	Hourly	Yearly
Highest (Top 10%)	$83	$172150
Senior (Top 25%)	$64	$134060
Middle (Mid 50%)	$50	$103380
Junior (Bottom 25%)	$39	$80530
No experience (Bottom 10%)	$31	$63470

Highest paying states

State	Hourly	Annual
NH	$ 64	$ 133,840
DE	$ 64	$ 133,760
NJ	$ 64	$ 133,020
NY	$ 64	$ 132,480
CT	$ 62	$ 129,810
WA	$ 62	$ 128,600
RI	$ 62	$ 128,570
CO	$ 62	$ 128,380
MT	$ 61	$ 127,380
WY	$ 61	$ 126,920

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 NH doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NH 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 NH, DE, NJ, NY and CT.

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