How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Ann Arbor, MI?

Percentile spread

For Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $46,580 and the 90th percentile is $83,080. The difference is $36,500, which is 69.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,720 to the 75th at $60,350, covers $11,630.

The mean annual wage is $57,590, which sits above the median of $52,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 5.9% higher than the national median of $49,880 for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,359, which is 5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% higher than the Michigan median of $50,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners at $52,359 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 3rd of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $51,250 and employment of 530. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,098, against $52,359 here.
• Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $50,750 and employment of 110. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,492, against $52,359 here.
• Sandusky, OH is 74 miles away, with a median of $51,980 and employment of 40. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,221, against $52,359 here.

Employment share

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (50 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.