Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$49,140

National average

Salary Range

$36,500 – $73,670

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$71,590$44,670$87,910
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$70,530$39,530$75,230
Bellingham, WA$68,450$54,030$80,080
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$65,180$38,540$70,670
Stockton-Lodi, CA$65,160$39,970$75,910
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,320$38,960$67,630
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$64,280$46,580$77,060
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$63,640$45,260$103,550
Reno, NV$63,480$44,580$63,610
New Jersey$63,420$47,090$97,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$62,830$49,110$85,590
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,670$39,130$77,430
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$62,310$40,930$72,960
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$62,070$47,560$77,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,960$43,710$101,350
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$61,650$45,950$63,750
Washington$61,570$46,540$82,030
Reading, PA$61,350$37,890$81,060
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$61,190$40,440$78,540
Kenosha, WI$60,850$39,360$76,300
Nebraska$60,790$38,110$70,720
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,800$35,340$73,510
Maryland$59,800$47,610$83,610
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$59,780$46,690$75,940
Appleton, WI$59,620$44,670$70,630
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,420$46,180$66,110
Bend, OR$59,330$42,520$73,910
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$59,250$37,300$74,120
Knoxville, TN$59,240$36,650$75,650
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$59,190$48,880$78,930
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,170$37,590$88,270
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59,170$39,950$74,110
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$59,030$47,300$75,710
Connecticut$58,430$44,600$64,540
Minnesota$58,140$37,840$68,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,700$44,090$75,220
Ogden, UT$57,660$46,150$72,370
Kennewick-Richland, WA$57,470$38,990$75,250
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$57,290$36,310$68,640
North Dakota$57,210$47,590$77,050
Medford, OR$57,120$40,940$63,800
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$57,080$41,330$80,050
Madison, WI$56,960$36,970$71,760
Green Bay, WI$56,850$42,100$64,240
Lancaster, PA$56,850$39,380$72,930
Eugene-Springfield, OR$56,490$40,490$66,280
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$56,420$34,940$63,650
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$56,420$34,730$68,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$56,320$45,850$134,530
New Hampshire$56,180$44,360$77,500
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$56,180$49,220$79,230
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$56,170$38,730$80,780
Wisconsin$56,020$38,040$70,800
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$56,020$38,090$58,660
Oregon$55,900$40,920$66,280
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$55,760$36,470$70,800
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$55,680$47,730$71,020
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$55,630$39,520$73,770
Manchester-Nashua, NH$55,120$46,430$76,320
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$55,120$34,640$68,200
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$54,650$37,420$85,360
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$54,480$37,680$65,830
California$54,080$39,970$78,690
Bozeman, MT$53,930$48,080$64,490
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$53,680$47,610$83,610
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$53,430$50,750$57,060
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$53,430$40,060$58,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$53,300$40,260$78,870
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$53,300$43,140$80,290
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$52,830$31,900$66,240
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$52,730$40,990$73,520
Ohio$52,660$39,340$75,670
Colorado$52,530$41,310$71,450
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$52,450$38,270$70,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$52,330$45,610$74,870
Modesto, CA$52,320$39,940$75,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$52,250$39,520$58,480
Hawaii$52,120$43,970$70,680
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$52,070$38,880$67,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$52,000$38,590$76,320
Pennsylvania$52,000$38,220$72,930
Albany, OR$52,000$44,700$68,230
Iowa$51,950$40,260$67,100
Pittsburgh, PA$51,640$27,330$59,690
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$51,540$46,630$75,130
Massachusetts$51,350$46,870$74,040
Muncie, IN$51,320$31,190$82,780
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$51,290$40,060$62,230
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$51,290$44,170$70,310
Cleveland, OH$51,200$47,000$76,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$51,120$41,920$67,790
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$51,070$35,230$69,190
Illinois$51,060$35,990$79,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$51,060$37,290$79,840
Ann Arbor, MI$50,960$40,500$75,100
New York$50,910$37,590$74,790
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$50,890$39,130$58,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$50,760$38,080$60,840
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$50,760$45,060$59,280
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$50,760$37,440$62,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$50,630$39,340$78,690
Sandusky, OH$50,600$35,970$71,190
Salem, OR$50,550$42,120$62,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$50,520$40,410$65,210
St. Louis, MO-IL$50,460$37,810$70,840
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$50,360$38,410$64,280
Utica-Rome, NY$50,330$42,770$109,240
Kansas City, MO-KS$50,310$39,300$77,970
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,250$39,810$63,650
Billings, MT$50,140$43,490$60,400
Flint, MI$49,920$39,910$69,120
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49,700$40,720$71,280
Portland-South Portland, ME$49,670$37,390$66,130
Alaska$49,480$42,380$89,070
Michigan$49,440$38,810$63,490
Montana$49,410$40,840$62,970
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$49,410$39,170$82,090
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$49,340$43,150$64,480
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$49,320$35,870$75,230
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,220$34,510$66,250
Yakima, WA$49,210$39,870$72,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$49,080$39,380$78,420
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$49,070$35,850$60,500
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,010$40,010$64,230
Traverse City, MI$49,000$37,580$64,810
Canton-Massillon, OH$48,990$38,520$61,220
Worcester, MA$48,990$46,860$70,100
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,880$37,400$78,240
Utah$48,720$45,410$74,670
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$48,710$38,090$57,010
Greeley, CO$48,680$42,570$69,160
York-Hanover, PA$48,640$31,190$77,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,600$38,520$74,220
Missouri$48,450$37,440$61,500
Colorado Springs, CO$48,450$34,620$79,150
Indiana$48,380$37,130$66,470
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$48,360$42,360$61,870
Missoula, MT$48,350$43,330$79,990
Nevada$48,230$44,560$63,480
Winchester, VA-WV$48,200$32,800$60,360
Fort Wayne, IN$48,180$38,380$63,170
Omaha, NE-IA$48,080$42,710$74,770
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$48,010$43,090$62,400
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$47,980$36,650$63,340
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$47,960$32,610$60,500
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,870$37,550$62,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$47,730$39,340$73,740
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$47,680$36,520$61,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$47,650$36,110$82,890
Florida$47,650$36,070$69,880
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,640$34,770$69,510
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,630$34,780$66,760
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$47,630$39,600$67,390
Salinas, CA$47,590$37,470$72,260
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,580$35,450$67,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,580$36,680$75,180
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,570$36,280$62,710
Jacksonville, FL$47,350$34,780$73,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$47,270$39,420$59,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,090$36,860$62,670
Evansville, IN$47,030$33,890$64,460
Wheeling, WV-OH$47,020$23,380$57,770
Maine$47,020$37,390$62,180
Ames, IA$47,020$39,670$71,990
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$46,960$39,130$72,060
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$46,940$36,440$60,020
South Dakota$46,910$33,900$57,970
Fresno, CA$46,840$37,550$78,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$46,800$36,390$66,460
Syracuse, NY$46,790$43,460$60,080
Springfield, MO$46,770$35,260$64,110
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$46,630$35,830$55,700
Lexington-Fayette, KY$46,620$36,800$62,690
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$46,530$34,730$66,240
Tulsa, OK$46,500$37,400$59,960
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,490$37,360$46,490
Louisiana$46,490$37,440$62,140
Arizona$46,450$37,620$61,970
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$46,450$37,810$50,490
Visalia, CA$46,400$36,500$56,840
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$46,390$41,450$47,930
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,380$36,920$59,820
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$46,040$35,850$78,790
Lafayette, LA$45,980$37,440$52,450
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,900$36,170$62,850
Jefferson City, MO$45,760$36,220$54,020
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$45,760$39,970$49,300
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$45,760$45,210$45,760
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$45,760$45,720$59,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$45,640$31,410$80,970
Kansas$45,610$35,700$48,510
Tucson, AZ$45,500$36,330$62,820
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,480$36,950$62,510
Virginia$45,380$31,880$62,490
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,310$36,660$60,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,130$31,640$80,330
Boise City, ID$44,970$37,590$58,250
Chico, CA$44,950$36,360$59,680
Lynchburg, VA$44,930$31,880$55,210
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$44,880$33,080$59,660
Asheville, NC$44,740$31,700$48,250
Kentucky$44,500$33,590$63,080
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$44,460$28,930$59,970
North Carolina$44,390$33,010$61,170
Idaho$44,360$36,940$58,240
Jackson, MS$44,310$29,130$68,540
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$44,260$30,010$65,980
Vermont$44,180$39,210$62,400
Wyoming$44,180$37,310$61,740
Guam$44,030$34,320$56,470
Texas$44,000$32,060$60,820
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$44,000$34,680$46,740
Oklahoma City, OK$43,970$34,210$61,110
Tennessee$43,850$34,240$78,090
Midland, TX$43,810$36,950$58,590
New Mexico$43,680$34,700$51,440
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$43,550$25,830$54,500
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$43,470$37,310$65,180
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$43,260$38,220$61,750
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$43,060$30,190$67,010
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$42,840$36,540$49,300
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$42,840$36,940$55,570
Delaware$42,800$36,050$51,690
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$42,740$30,010$59,990
Georgia$42,510$31,350$69,990
Homosassa Springs, FL$42,490$35,360$58,240
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$42,190$32,850$45,690
Alabama$42,130$34,040$51,540
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$42,080$33,940$46,940
South Carolina$42,030$35,080$55,700
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$41,810$31,280$57,230
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$41,790$33,900$57,300
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$41,450$39,130$64,680
Wilmington, NC$41,140$41,140$49,800
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$41,100$31,640$57,240
Oklahoma$40,910$31,830$56,180
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$39,890$31,200$69,990
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,580$35,080$50,490
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,540$32,270$48,460
Richmond, VA$39,510$34,150$61,010
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$39,410$32,960$44,360
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,130$34,730$98,170
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$39,030$36,730$48,100
Amarillo, TX$38,850$27,230$64,980
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$38,710$30,450$64,110
Killeen-Temple, TX$38,500$30,620$56,610
Sherman-Denison, TX$38,290$31,200$47,550
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,840$31,280$57,230
Mississippi$37,700$27,600$57,720
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$37,660$33,740$64,980
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,390$26,360$43,470
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,150$29,160$52,440
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$36,950$29,230$46,920
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$36,870$31,830$45,200
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$36,750$27,360$50,340
Longview, TX$36,630$31,830$52,660
Lubbock, TX$36,540$31,210$48,790
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,460$31,740$45,030
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$35,220$29,200$45,200
Roanoke, VA$35,210$31,600$54,080
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,900$29,610$50,230
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$34,350$28,320$63,990
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$33,750$30,010$59,970
Arkansas$32,980$25,680$43,470
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$31,290$28,540$50,170
West Virginia$28,010$22,410$40,330
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$24,370$22,410$29,810

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners make?▾

The median annual salary for a Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners is $49,140, with a typical range of $36,500 – $73,670 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners?▾

Entry-level Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners positions typically start around $36,500 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleanerss earn the most?▾

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleanerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.