Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners salary

The median pay for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in the United States is $49,880 a year. About 30,650 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $37,040
25th percentile: $43,530
Median percentile: $49,880
75th percentile: $61,060
90th percentile: $73,490

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Nebraska $66,890
New Jersey $64,650
New Hampshire $64,590
Washington $63,090
Minnesota $62,190
Connecticut $60,700
Nevada $60,180
Iowa $57,980
Oregon $57,920
Alaska $57,720
Wisconsin $57,340
Montana $56,860
Maryland $56,410
California $55,220
New York $55,220
Hawaii $54,530
Illinois $53,190
Massachusetts $53,080
Pennsylvania $52,070
Georgia $51,880
Colorado $51,700
Missouri $51,560
Ohio $50,750
Michigan $50,040
Utah $49,770
Louisiana $48,900
Maine $48,530
Delaware $48,440
Indiana $48,380
Arizona $47,670
Wyoming $47,520
Alabama $47,370
North Carolina $47,280
Virginia $47,150
Kansas $46,960
Idaho $46,860
South Carolina $46,660
North Dakota $46,340
Florida $46,150
Vermont $46,140
Kentucky $43,980
Texas $43,860
Oklahoma $40,960
New Mexico $40,230
South Dakota $40,040
Tennessee $39,480
Mississippi $38,870
West Virginia $36,200

By metro area

Rockford, IL $75,010
Mount Vernon, WA $74,550
Omaha, NE $71,570
Minneapolis, MN $70,270
San Francisco, CA $68,990
Stockton, CA $66,870
Cedar Rapids, IA $66,010
Bremerton, WA $65,930
Seattle, WA $64,180
Des Moines, IA $63,750
Waterloo, IA $63,610
Allentown, PA $63,420
Bridgeport, CT $63,170
Bellingham, WA $62,940
Bend, OR $62,840
Kenosha, WI $62,410
Cincinnati, OH $62,100
Peoria, IL $62,080
Madison, WI $61,410
San Jose, CA $61,200
Merced, CA $61,150
Spokane, WA $61,090
Oshkosh, WI $61,030
Green Bay, WI $60,780
Bloomington, IL $60,720
New Haven, CT $60,700
Kiryas Joel, NY $60,630
Milwaukee, WI $60,500
Portland, OR $60,310
Las Vegas, NV $60,160
Denver, CO $59,980
Bozeman, MT $59,430
Appleton, WI $59,410
Santa Rosa, CA $59,400
Salem, OR $59,390
Manchester, NH $59,360
Boston, MA $59,100
Philadelphia, PA $59,020
Napa, CA $58,720
Atlanta, GA $58,450
Lancaster, PA $58,310
Albany, NY $57,820
Eugene, OR $57,540
Ogden, UT $57,320
New York, NY $57,260
Muskegon, MI $56,980
Sacramento, CA $56,940
Anchorage, AK $56,880
Washington, DC $56,420
Erie, PA $56,210
Durham, NC $56,120
Medford, OR $55,770
Los Angeles, CA $55,420
Eau Claire, WI $55,310
Barnstable Town, MA $55,240
Rochester, NY $54,780
Bakersfield, CA $53,430
Albany, OR $53,370
Sioux City, IA $53,190
Ann Arbor, MI $52,820
San Luis Obispo, CA $52,510
Elkhart, IN $52,270
Chicago, IL $52,210
Augusta, GA $52,000
Sandusky, OH $51,980
St. Louis, MO $51,940
Reading, PA $51,920
Davenport, IA $51,770
Riverside, CA $51,630
Cleveland, OH $51,590
Kansas City, MO $51,570
York, PA $51,380
Utica, NY $51,350
Detroit, MI $51,250
Pittsburgh, PA $51,220
Billings, MT $50,760
Toledo, OH $50,750
Indianapolis, IN $50,590
Portland, ME $50,540
Phoenix, AZ $50,350
Modesto, CA $50,040
Greeley, CO $49,800
Salt Lake City, UT $49,760
Worcester, MA $49,670
Boise City, ID $49,650
Grand Rapids, MI $49,500
Colorado Springs, CO $49,490
Burlington, VT $49,160
Lakeland, FL $48,820
Salinas, CA $48,770
Charlotte, NC $48,400
Buffalo, NY $48,390
Yakima, WA $48,230
Greensboro, NC $48,210
Kennewick, WA $48,170
Evansville, IN $48,100
Springfield, MO $48,070
Harrisburg, PA $47,920
Syracuse, NY $47,840
Visalia, CA $47,840
Myrtle Beach, SC $47,830
Raleigh, NC $47,790
Lynchburg, VA $47,780
Miami, FL $47,560
Scranton, PA $47,530
Montgomery, AL $47,490
San Diego, CA $47,300
Asheville, NC $47,280
Charleston, SC $47,220
Austin, TX $47,030
Canton, OH $46,900
Tucson, AZ $46,790
Fresno, CA $46,700
San Antonio, TX $46,510
Tampa, FL $46,410
Albuquerque, NM $46,400
Fort Wayne, IN $46,390
Jacksonville, FL $46,070
Virginia Beach, VA $46,060
Orlando, FL $45,820