How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD?

Percentile spread

For Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $46,260 and the 90th percentile is $82,970. The difference is $36,710, which is 69.0% 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 $53,190 to the 75th at $60,120, covers $6,930.

The mean annual wage is $56,820, which sits above the median of $53,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sioux City, IA-NE-SD median is 6.6% higher than the national median of $49,880 for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,524, which is 23.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.3% lower than the Iowa median of $57,980.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Iowa, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86.454, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners at $61,524 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 76 miles away, with a median of $45,120 and employment of 40. That median is 15.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,784, against $61,524 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 86 miles away, with a median of $71,570 and employment of 180. That median is 34.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,869, against $61,524 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 146 miles away, with a median of $63,750 and employment of 150. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,519, against $61,524 here.

Employment share

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (40 of 75,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.71 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.