SOC 47-4071 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners wages by metro

National median annual wage

$49,880

10th percentile: $37,040
25th percentile: $43,530
Median: $49,880
75th percentile: $61,060
90th percentile: $73,490
Mean: $53,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 30,650.

That median is 2.2% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Rockford, IL	50	$38,630	$75,010	$91,560
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40	$43,860	$74,550	$80,720
Omaha, NE-IA	180	$42,750	$71,570	$71,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	120	$51,960	$70,270	$76,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	350	$48,700	$68,990	$103,770
Stockton-Lodi, CA	70	$39,920	$66,870	$77,900
Cedar Rapids, IA	60	$44,160	$66,010	$69,470
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	60	$48,660	$65,930	$75,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	830	$49,790	$64,180	$84,220
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	150	$42,880	$63,750	$81,010
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	60	$47,520	$63,610	$65,580
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	120	$42,880	$63,420	$77,510
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	90	$59,540	$63,170	$82,830
Bellingham, WA	110	$60,700	$62,940	$77,310
Bend, OR	50	$43,880	$62,840	$75,730
Kenosha, WI	50	$49,520	$62,410	$78,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	200	$43,350	$62,100	$76,300
Peoria, IL	60	$35,480	$62,080	$74,990
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	Not available	$38,340	$61,680	$70,270
Madison, WI	80	$37,940	$61,410	$80,540

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	860	$38,520	$57,260	$82,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	830	$49,790	$64,180	$84,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	820	$35,380	$52,210	$80,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	600	$40,950	$55,420	$76,300
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	530	$40,900	$51,250	$64,340
St. Louis, MO-IL	520	$40,780	$51,940	$76,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	480	$46,770	$59,020	$83,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	450	$37,770	$45,240	$64,380
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	440	$36,380	$43,120	$63,050
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	380	$46,400	$59,100	$78,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	380	$39,130	$51,630	$67,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	350	$48,700	$68,990	$103,770
Kansas City, MO-KS	340	$45,810	$51,570	$62,230
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	340	$37,390	$47,300	$59,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	330	$36,580	$50,350	$73,820
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	290	$37,030	$46,060	$61,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	280	$38,040	$47,560	$62,370
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	280	$41,140	$60,310	$74,620
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	280	$46,140	$56,940	$93,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	260	$37,830	$48,400	$73,220

States and territories

State estimates for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Nebraska	300	$42,210	$66,890	$71,570
New Jersey	220	$49,970	$64,650	$90,210
New Hampshire	310	$46,710	$64,590	$82,160
Washington	1,600	$46,690	$63,090	$83,830
Minnesota	240	$44,520	$62,190	$76,190
Connecticut	280	$50,330	$60,700	$79,190
Nevada	220	$45,510	$60,180	$64,810
Iowa	630	$40,650	$57,980	$72,660
Oregon	560	$41,140	$57,920	$71,030
Alaska	280	$49,740	$57,720	$75,970
Wisconsin	1,050	$35,640	$57,340	$73,530
Montana	290	$39,130	$56,860	$79,170
Maryland	160	$37,910	$56,410	$70,910
California	3,130	$39,890	$55,220	$79,260
New York	1,550	$38,520	$55,220	$74,720
Hawaii	80	$48,600	$54,530	$71,860
Illinois	1,210	$35,380	$53,190	$81,390
Massachusetts	620	$44,670	$53,080	$73,240
Pennsylvania	1,530	$38,320	$52,070	$74,030
Georgia	590	$36,470	$51,880	$67,200
Colorado	500	$39,990	$51,700	$74,450
Missouri	1,160	$39,640	$51,560	$63,770
Ohio	1,000	$39,040	$50,750	$76,290
Michigan	1,080	$40,900	$50,040	$62,460
Utah	200	$45,850	$49,770	$70,700
Louisiana	500	$39,590	$48,900	$76,080
Maine	160	$36,930	$48,530	$59,260
Delaware	30	$37,440	$48,440	$56,930
Indiana	770	$35,210	$48,380	$68,490
Arizona	590	$35,360	$47,670	$62,450
Wyoming	90	$37,550	$47,520	$63,320
Alabama	400	$37,610	$47,370	$57,500
North Carolina	1,020	$36,510	$47,280	$71,690
Virginia	890	$36,610	$47,150	$62,570
Kansas	150	$36,450	$46,960	$53,000
Idaho	230	$36,870	$46,860	$64,000
South Carolina	640	$33,350	$46,660	$59,440
North Dakota	70	$42,410	$46,340	$78,570
Florida	1,330	$36,760	$46,150	$64,000
Vermont	140	$39,780	$46,140	$62,750
Kentucky	280	$35,980	$43,980	$65,600
Texas	2,430	$34,670	$43,860	$64,380
Oklahoma	670	$32,830	$40,960	$54,530
New Mexico	160	$34,520	$40,230	$47,960
South Dakota	120	$36,810	$40,040	$57,300
Tennessee	550	$29,880	$39,480	$60,760
Mississippi	230	$26,530	$38,870	$60,670
Arkansas	Not available	$33,880	$38,330	$47,350
West Virginia	70	$23,320	$36,200	$43,630

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners is $49,880. Employment is 30,650.

How does Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners is 2.2% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Rockford, IL is highest on this page's list at $75,010.