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

How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Toledo, OH?

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 Toledo, OH is $50,750. The 10th percentile is $45,220 and the 90th percentile is $59,890. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$50,750

10th percentile
$45,220
25th percentile
$49,840
Median
$50,750
75th percentile
$50,750
90th percentile
$59,890
Mean
$50,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, the published 10th percentile is $45,220 and the 90th percentile is $59,890. The difference is $14,670, which is 28.9% 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 $49,840 to the 75th at $50,750, covers $910.

The mean annual wage is $50,950, which sits above the median of $50,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Toledo, OH median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $49,880 for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,492, which is 11.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Ohio median of $50,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners at $55,492 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. Toledo, OH ranks 9th 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).).

  • Sandusky, OH is 46 miles away, with a median of $51,980 and employment of 40. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,221, against $55,492 here.
  • Ann Arbor, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $52,820 and employment of 50. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,359, against $55,492 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 85 miles away, with a median of $51,250 and employment of 530. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,098, against $55,492 here.

Employment share

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Toledo, OH (110 of 291,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.91 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make in Toledo, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in Toledo, OH is $50,750. The 10th percentile is $45,220 and the 90th percentile is $59,890. Employment is 110.

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

The local median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $49,880.

What is Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners pay in Toledo, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,750 is $55,492. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Toledo, OH compare with nearby metros for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners?

Sandusky, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $51,980. Toledo, OH ranks 9th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.