SOC 47-4071 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $58,450. The 10th percentile is $38,890 and the 90th percentile is $71,780. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$58,450

10th percentile
$38,890
25th percentile
$41,310
Median
$58,450
75th percentile
$66,130
90th percentile
$71,780
Mean
$56,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $38,890 and the 90th percentile is $71,780. The difference is $32,890, which is 56.3% 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 $41,310 to the 75th at $66,130, covers $24,820.

The mean annual wage is $56,310, which sits below the median of $58,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 17.2% higher than the national median of $49,880 for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,416, which is 17.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% higher than the Georgia median of $51,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners at $58,416 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 7 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).).

  • Chattanooga, TN-GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $37,560 and employment of 30. That median is 35.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,065, against $58,416 here.
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $45,180 and employment of 120. That median is 22.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,445, against $58,416 here.
  • Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 140 miles away, with a median of $52,000 and employment of 50. That median is 11% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,581, against $58,416 here.

Employment share

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (230 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.40 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $58,450. The 10th percentile is $38,890 and the 90th percentile is $71,780. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners?

The local median is 17.2% higher than the national median of $49,880.

What is Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,450 is $58,416. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners?

Chattanooga, TN-GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 106 miles away, at $37,560. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.