Referring to various sources, the average salary of garbage collectors in Indonesia ranges from Rp1,680,319 to Rp4,125,088 per month. For beginners, they will earn a salary ranging from Rp1,680,319 to Rp3,449,974 per month. Meanwhile, those with 5 years of work experience will earn a salary ranging from Rp1,907,795 to Rp3,908,062 per month.

If calculated per month, the salary of garbage collectors in the US reaches Rp46.9 million. Then if calculated per hour, they earn US$17.43 or Rp270 thousand per hour. For an entry-level garbage collector with less than three years of experience, the average starting salary is US$12 or Rp186,000 per hour.

Then, garbage collectors with 4-9 years of experience earn an average wage of US$17 or Rp264,000 per hour. Meanwhile, experienced garbage collectors with 10-20 years of experience earn an average of US$26 or Rp404,000 per hour. Furthermore, garbage collectors with more than 20 years of experience will earn an average income of USD30 or Rp466,000 per hour.

In Indonesia, the highest salary for government officials, apart from the president and vice president, is Rp5,040,000 per month, which is the salary for high-ranking officials equivalent to the Chairman of the DPR (People's Consultative Assembly) and Chairman of the MPR (People's Representative Council). Therefore, the vice president's salary reaches Rp20.16 million with a calculation of 4 x Rp 5.04 million per month, which is Rp20.16 million. Meanwhile, the vice president also receives an allowance of Rp22 million per month. If totaled, the vice president's salary in Indonesia is only Rp42.16 million.