Highest-paying Cities for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

The top 100 highest paying cities for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $78,980, Tacoma, Washington is the highest paying city for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $78,010). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Tacoma, Washington	$78,980	$39,270	40
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$78,010	$44,330	110
3	Joplin, Missouri	$72,870	$36,680	30
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$69,100	$41,600	360
5	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$68,140	$40,850	40
6	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$64,030	$35,120	230
7	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$63,660	$40,200	440
8	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$62,970	$46,020	500
9	Bellingham, Washington	$62,440	$49,280	90
10	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$62,340	$37,770	60
11	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$62,170	$36,560	120
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$60,400	$41,400	370
13	Stockton, California	$59,790	$45,050	40
14	Erie, Pennsylvania	$59,630	$29,920	40
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$59,170	$42,080	240
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$58,980	$40,620	520
17	Spokane, Washington	$58,430	$45,530	120
18	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$58,010	$43,420	60
19	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$57,730	$39,140	70
20	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$57,380	$38,930	130
21	Appleton, Wisconsin	$56,300	$39,430	40
22	Rochester, Minnesota	$55,980	$37,550	30
23	Wausau, Wisconsin	$55,200	$43,830	50
24	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$55,180	$45,620	40
25	Fairbanks, Alaska	$55,000	$26,510	n/a
26	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$54,880	$44,560	30
27	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$54,280	$41,610	50
28	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$54,030	$33,540	50
29	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$53,700	$27,910	100
30	Danbury, Connecticut	$53,520	$27,560	30
31	Dayton, Ohio	$53,190	$40,010	70
32	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$52,750	$30,630	n/a
33	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$52,580	$42,750	80
34	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$52,540	$33,170	40
35	Worcester, Massachusetts	$52,310	$37,860	70
36	Framingham, Massachusetts	$52,270	$33,730	30
37	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$52,120	$37,590	170
38	Napa, California	$52,070	$37,910	30
39	Utica-Rome, New York	$51,990	$39,010	60
40	Camden, New Jersey	$51,720	$41,810	110
41	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$51,610	$28,800	n/a
42	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$51,550	$37,310	30
43	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$51,420	$31,670	370
44	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$51,400	$35,190	70
45	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$51,250	$29,760	40
46	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$51,090	$38,750	30
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$50,830	$31,900	250
48	Bend, Oregon	$50,800	$39,000	30
49	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$50,590	$41,190	50
50	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$50,530	$39,460	130
51	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$50,510	$31,580	50
52	Madison, Wisconsin	$50,480	$37,330	90
53	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$50,460	$35,530	40
54	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$50,440	$37,820	80
55	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$50,270	$37,190	60
56	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$50,200	$22,120	110
57	Springfield, Massachusetts	$50,180	$37,460	50
58	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$50,160	$33,440	50
59	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$50,080	$37,670	40
60	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$50,050	$36,200	220
61	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$49,990	$36,230	100
62	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$49,950	$36,860	190
63	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$49,830	$40,000	270
64	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$49,810	$37,200	310
65	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$49,660	$37,740	40
66	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$49,650	$30,240	240
67	Columbus, Ohio	$49,620	$32,060	180
68	Memphis, Tennessee	$49,570	$37,240	130
69	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,550	$33,130	260
70	Akron, Ohio	$49,470	$30,650	70
71	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$49,240	$33,190	50
72	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$49,210	$37,590	680
73	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$49,190	$33,730	60
74	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$49,190	$37,430	50
75	Racine, Wisconsin	$49,180	$37,400	50
76	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$49,020	$37,130	210
77	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$48,890	$34,740	300
78	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$48,770	$33,960	60
79	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$48,660	$34,990	40
80	Flint, Michigan	$48,610	$31,440	40
81	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$48,430	$31,980	50
82	New Haven, Connecticut	$48,410	$36,920	60
83	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,390	$38,440	50
84	Lima, Ohio	$48,340	$41,840	40
85	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$48,330	$27,750	80
86	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$48,320	$28,920	110
87	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$48,310	$35,200	380
88	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$48,290	$38,250	50
89	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,200	$37,120	40
90	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$48,200	$40,180	40
91	Reading, Pennsylvania	$48,090	$31,460	40
92	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$48,040	$37,700	30
93	Merced, California	$48,030	$33,980	30
94	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$48,030	$48,030	30
95	Modesto, California	$48,000	$36,650	40
96	Anchorage, Alaska	$47,990	$36,670	60
97	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$47,980	$36,150	220
98	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$47,970	$32,190	50
99	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$47,960	$36,210	70
100	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$47,890	$30,320	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners.