SOC 47-4071 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$49,880

U.S. median hourly wage$23.98

U.S. employment30,650

Nationally, septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners earned a median of $49,880 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 30,650 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners: pay and employment by state
State
Nebraska	$66,890	$32.16	300	0.3
New Jersey	$64,650	$31.08	220	0.1
New Hampshire	$64,590	$31.05	310	0.5
Washington	$63,090	$30.33	1,600	0.5
Minnesota	$62,190	$29.90	240	0.1
Connecticut	$60,700	$29.18	280	0.2
Nevada	$60,180	$28.93	220	0.1
Iowa	$57,980	$27.87	630	0.4
Oregon	$57,920	$27.84	560	0.3
Alaska	$57,720	$27.75	280	0.9
Wisconsin	$57,340	$27.57	1,050	0.4
Montana	$56,860	$27.34	290	0.6
Maryland	$56,410	$27.12	160	0.1
California	$55,220	$26.55	3,130	0.2
New York	$55,220	$26.55	1,550	0.2
Hawaii	$54,530	$26.22	80	0.1
Illinois	$53,190	$25.57	1,210	0.2
Massachusetts	$53,080	$25.52	620	0.2
Pennsylvania	$52,070	$25.04	1,530	0.3
Georgia	$51,880	$24.94	590	0.1
Colorado	$51,700	$24.86	500	0.2
Missouri	$51,560	$24.79	1,160	0.4
Ohio	$50,750	$24.40	1,000	0.2
Michigan	$50,040	$24.06	1,080	0.2
Utah	$49,770	$23.93	200	0.1
Louisiana	$48,900	$23.51	500	0.3
Maine	$48,530	$23.33	160	0.3
Delaware	$48,440	$23.29	30	0.1
Indiana	$48,380	$23.26	770	0.2
Arizona	$47,670	$22.92	590	0.2
Wyoming	$47,520	$22.85	90	0.3
Alabama	$47,370	$22.78	400	0.2
North Carolina	$47,280	$22.73	1,020	0.2
Virginia	$47,150	$22.67	890	0.2
Kansas	$46,960	$22.58	150	0.1
Idaho	$46,860	$22.53	230	0.3
South Carolina	$46,660	$22.44	640	0.3
North Dakota	$46,340	$22.28	70	0.2
Florida	$46,150	$22.19	1,330	0.1
Vermont	$46,140	$22.19	140	0.5
Kentucky	$43,980	$21.15	280	0.1
Texas	$43,860	$21.09	2,430	0.2
Oklahoma	$40,960	$19.69	670	0.4
New Mexico	$40,230	$19.34	160	0.2
South Dakota	$40,040	$19.25	120	0.3
Tennessee	$39,480	$18.98	550	0.2
Mississippi	$38,870	$18.69	230	0.2
Arkansas	$38,330	$18.43	Not published	Not published
West Virginia	$36,200	$17.41	70	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 156 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Rockford, IL	$75,010	$36.06	50	0.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$74,550	$35.84	40	0.7
Omaha, NE-IA	$71,570	$34.41	180	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$70,270	$33.78	120	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$68,990	$33.17	350	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$66,870	$32.15	70	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,010	$31.74	60	0.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$65,930	$31.70	60	0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,180	$30.86	830	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,750	$30.65	150	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$63,610	$30.58	60	0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,420	$30.49	120	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,170	$30.37	90	0.2
Bellingham, WA	$62,940	$30.26	110	1.2
Bend, OR	$62,840	$30.21	50	0.5
Kenosha, WI	$62,410	$30.01	50	0.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$62,100	$29.86	200	0.2
Peoria, IL	$62,080	$29.85	60	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$61,680	$29.65	Not published	Not published
Madison, WI	$61,410	$29.52	80	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,200	$29.42	200	0.2
Merced, CA	$61,150	$29.40	30	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$61,090	$29.37	80	0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$61,030	$29.34	50	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$60,780	$29.22	90	0.5
Bloomington, IL	$60,720	$29.19	30	0.4
New Haven, CT	$60,700	$29.18	40	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$60,630	$29.15	100	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,500	$29.09	220	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$60,310	$29.00	280	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,160	$28.92	110	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,980	$28.84	220	0.1
Bozeman, MT	$59,430	$28.57	50	0.7
Appleton, WI	$59,410	$28.56	60	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$59,400	$28.56	70	0.4
Salem, OR	$59,390	$28.55	40	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$59,360	$28.54	60	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$59,100	$28.42	380	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,020	$28.38	480	0.2
Napa, CA	$58,720	$28.23	50	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,450	$28.10	230	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$58,310	$28.04	60	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$57,820	$27.80	100	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$57,540	$27.66	40	0.3
Ogden, UT	$57,320	$27.56	40	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,260	$27.53	860	0.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$56,980	$27.39	40	0.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$56,940	$27.37	280	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$56,880	$27.35	120	0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$56,420	$27.13	260	0.1
Erie, PA	$56,210	$27.03	40	0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$56,120	$26.98	50	0.1
Medford, OR	$55,770	$26.81	40	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$55,420	$26.64	600	0.1
Eau Claire, WI	$55,310	$26.59	30	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$55,240	$26.56	30	0.4
Rochester, NY	$54,780	$26.34	70	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$53,430	$25.69	100	0.3
Albany, OR	$53,370	$25.66	40	0.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,190	$25.57	40	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$52,820	$25.40	50	0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$52,510	$25.24	30	0.3
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$52,270	$25.13	30	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$52,210	$25.10	820	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,000	$25.00	50	0.2
Sandusky, OH	$51,980	$24.99	40	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$51,940	$24.97	520	0.4
Reading, PA	$51,920	$24.96	70	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$51,770	$24.89	90	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$51,630	$24.82	380	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$51,590	$24.80	190	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$51,570	$24.79	340	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$51,380	$24.70	50	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$51,350	$24.69	30	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,250	$24.64	530	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,220	$24.62	160	0.1
Billings, MT	$50,760	$24.41	60	0.7
Toledo, OH	$50,750	$24.40	110	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,590	$24.32	190	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,540	$24.30	70	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$50,350	$24.21	330	0.1
Modesto, CA	$50,040	$24.06	60	0.3
Greeley, CO	$49,800	$23.94	80	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,760	$23.92	100	0.1
Worcester, MA	$49,670	$23.88	150	0.4
Boise City, ID	$49,650	$23.87	100	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$49,500	$23.80	120	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$49,490	$23.79	60	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$49,160	$23.64	50	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,820	$23.47	40	0.2
Salinas, CA	$48,770	$23.45	60	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,400	$23.27	260	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$48,390	$23.27	120	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$48,320	$23.23	Not published	Not published
Yakima, WA	$48,230	$23.19	60	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,210	$23.18	60	0.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$48,170	$23.16	40	0.3
Evansville, IN	$48,100	$23.13	50	0.3
Springfield, MO	$48,070	$23.11	60	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$47,920	$23.04	100	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$47,840	$23.00	100	0.3
Visalia, CA	$47,840	$23.00	70	0.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,830	$23.00	100	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,790	$22.98	180	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$47,780	$22.97	40	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$47,560	$22.86	280	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$47,530	$22.85	50	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$47,490	$22.83	40	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,300	$22.74	340	0.2
Asheville, NC	$47,280	$22.73	100	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,220	$22.70	120	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$47,190	$22.69	Not published	Not published
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$47,030	$22.61	170	0.1
Canton-Massillon, OH	$46,900	$22.55	50	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$46,790	$22.49	80	0.2
Fresno, CA	$46,700	$22.45	80	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$46,510	$22.36	230	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$46,410	$22.31	170	0.1
Albuquerque, NM	$46,400	$22.31	50	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,390	$22.30	40	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,140	$22.18	Not published	Not published
Jacksonville, FL	$46,070	$22.15	120	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$46,060	$22.14	290	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$45,820	$22.03	150	0.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$45,740	$21.99	40	0.2
Jacksonville, NC	$45,520	$21.89	40	0.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,240	$21.75	450	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$45,180	$21.72	120	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,120	$21.69	40	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$45,100	$21.68	60	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$45,000	$21.63	260	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,990	$21.63	160	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,930	$21.60	50	0.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$44,730	$21.50	30	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,680	$21.48	80	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,420	$21.36	70	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,690	$21.00	60	0.2
Midland, TX	$43,370	$20.85	50	0.4
Chico, CA	$43,120	$20.73	40	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$43,120	$20.73	440	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$42,460	$20.42	80	0.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$41,600	$20.00	40	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$40,520	$19.48	140	0.1
Jackson, MS	$39,420	$18.95	60	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$39,300	$18.90	30	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$38,740	$18.63	80	0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	$38,360	$18.44	60	0.4
Amarillo, TX	$38,350	$18.44	30	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$38,340	$18.44	Not published	Not published
Longview, TX	$37,950	$18.24	40	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$37,820	$18.18	40	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$37,560	$18.06	30	0.1
Lubbock, TX	$37,500	$18.03	50	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$37,080	$17.83	40	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$36,350	$17.48	30	0.2
Homosassa Springs, FL	Not published	Not published	50	1.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.