Average pay

So whats the average pay you guys are earning around roll off business. Im sure my pay is #### but I'd like to get a feel for how ####.

I work in a small company with 2 drivers and my boss. We mostly run non CDL 5 ton trucks delivering 10,15, and 20 yard hook lift dumpsters or 10, 15, 20, 26 yard trailers. We also have a mack truck that delivers 30 yard cable style dumpsters. We also do demolition and house hold clean outs. we get a clean out job maybe 4 times a month (last one was a clean out of a fire damage house) and then maybe 1 or 2 major demo jobs like tearing down a house or so.

most of the time im out doing deliveries and pickups, but if we are busy with a clean out or demo, I will usually help with that or run loads while the newer driver dose the deliveries.

Ive worked for this company for a little over 3 years now and Im paid a flat 16hr. I do not get benefits, health insurance, or 401k plans. I work 40-50 hour weeks in the summer and only about 30-40 in the winter. I gross about 34K a year.

so is this bad or horrible? regardless Im going to find something new but I do like the company I work for. my boss is like family and I honestly couldn't ask for a better job, but I just feel the pay sucks. So how about you guys, whats the world like where you are at?

 

Yes. I started at 12 an hour. I usually get a dollar raise every 6 months. The thing is hes pretty cheap and has straight up told me that he can't really afford to pay me any more. Honestly it's really ####ty giving that I see the money he makes and what he spends it on for him self. He's a great guy but dosen't realize all the wrong he dose to the people that works for him. Only reason why I haven't left was because it's an amazingly friendly job.

 

The house is nice and he dosent roll around in luxury, but he has two personal trucks. An excursion and a 07 ram. But he just spends his money on a lot of stuff that I think is kind of silly. He dose get very good jobs now and again, like this coming week we are tearing out an in ground pool. No idea what he's being paid to do it but I'm sure it's pretty good. The problem is he's cheap. He buys the cheapest parts for the trucks. Waits for ever to fix things and just in general avoids big spending.

The issue is he's used to getting random people off the street to work for him for little pay and then they move on in less than a year. I'm one of his first employee to stay for as long as I have.

It's what ever tho. I'll talk to him one day but all I know is if I want to make more money, then I need to GTFO

 

And that's the plan. I more so just made this post to see what the field really pays since I knew that I was heavily under paid