City of Charlotte / Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections / Apprentice
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
6 employees hold this title in Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections. Median total compensation for the role is $47,840, below the department median of $60,847.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Helpers--Electricians — about 1,500 people — is $42,670. Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections pays a median base salary of $47,840 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 79th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Helpers--Electricians across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Helpers--Electricians — about 63,630 people — is $42,670. Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections’s median base salary is 12% above that national figure, about the 72nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections is $47,840, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Apprentice is held in 5 City of Charlotte departments. In Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections, the median of $47,840 ranks #4 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Apprentice role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $49,920 ranks #3 of 4. See Apprentice across all of City of Charlotte →
Median total compensation for comparable Apprentice roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Apprentice/Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections
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Ricky Britt is a Apprentice at Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections within Software. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $47,840.
Apprentice/Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections
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Jasiah Burris holds the role of Apprentice at Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections within Software. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,840.
Apprentice/Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections
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Levi Toney is a Apprentice at Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections within Software. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $47,840.
Apprentice/Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections
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At Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections, John Washington serves as a Apprentice within Software. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,840.
Apprentice/Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections
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Zion Yeldell works as a Apprentice for Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections within Software. Their status is full-time. Zion earned $47,840 in 2026.
Apprentice/Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections
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Lester Smith is a Apprentice at Solid Waste Services, Operations, Collections within Software. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $47,840.