How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $40,980 and the 90th percentile is $61,050. The difference is $20,070, which is 40.1% 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 $44,790 to the 75th at $60,580, covers $15,790.

The mean annual wage is $52,980, which sits above the median of $50,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $49,880 for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,065, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% lower than the California median of $55,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners at $48,065 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. Modesto, CA ranks 10th of 14 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $66,870 and employment of 70. That median is 33.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,632, against $48,065 here.
• Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $61,150 and employment of 30. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,223, against $48,065 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $61,200 and employment of 200. That median is 22.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,423, against $48,065 here.

Employment share

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (60 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.56 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.