How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Percentile spread

For Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $37,280 and the 90th percentile is $69,830. The difference is $32,550, which is 67.4% 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 $40,910 to the 75th at $65,690, covers $24,780.

The mean annual wage is $51,290, which sits above the median of $48,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $49,880 for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,478, which is 4.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners at $47,478 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 11th of 11 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).).

• Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $49,670 and employment of 150. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,448, against $47,478 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $59,100 and employment of 380. That median is 22.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,588, against $47,478 here.
• Barnstable Town, MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $55,240 and employment of 30. That median is 14.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,166, against $47,478 here.