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

How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is $61,680. The 10th percentile is $38,340 and the 90th percentile is $70,270. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$61,680

10th percentile
$38,340
25th percentile
$47,040
Median
$61,680
75th percentile
$70,270
90th percentile
$70,270
Mean
$58,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder in a hard hat on a metal structure. Photograph by FBenjr123. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $38,340 and the 90th percentile is $70,270. The difference is $31,930, which is 51.8% 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 $47,040 to the 75th at $70,270, covers $23,230.

The mean annual wage is $58,130, which sits below the median of $61,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL median is 23.7% higher than the national median of $49,880 for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,224, which is 20.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.7% higher than the Florida median of $46,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners at $60,224 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. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 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).).

  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $46,410 and employment of 170. That median is 24.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,001, against $60,224 here.
  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $48,820 and employment of 40. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,257, against $60,224 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 100 miles away, with a median of $45,820 and employment of 150. That median is 25.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,179, against $60,224 here.

Highest-paying jobs in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is $61,680. The 10th percentile is $38,340 and the 90th percentile is $70,270.

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

The local median is 23.7% higher than the national median of $49,880.

What is Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners pay in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,680 is $60,224. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL compare with nearby metros for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners?

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $46,410. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.