Phoenix, AZ · 2025 pay · 326 people
How much does a solid waste equipment operator make in Phoenix, AZ?
$77,930typical pay for a solid waste equipment operator in 2025
$54,980 – $92,075what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Phoenix · Matches the agency's latest release · phoenixopendata.com ↗
Where solid waste equipment operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid solid waste equipment operators, 2025
- 1Joel AvilaSolid Waste Equipment Operator · Phoenix$145,340
- 2Marcos Antonion Diaz SrSolid Waste Equipment Operator · Phoenix$119,057
- 3Francisco J HernandezSolid Waste Equipment Operator · Phoenix$118,427
- 4Levin P SimmonsSolid Waste Equipment Operator · Phoenix$118,048
- 5Kerry T HenleySolid Waste Equipment Operator · Phoenix$117,424
Common questions
How much does a solid waste equipment operator make in Phoenix, AZ?
The typical solid waste equipment operator was paid $77,930 in 2025; most earned between $54,980 and $92,075. This counts all 326 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Solid Waste Equipment Operator, at any level (for example "Solid Waste Equipment Operator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this