Septic Installer & Service Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-4071 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Rockford, IL	$75,010	50	1.78	1.59
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$74,550	40	3.66	1.25
Omaha, NE-IA	$71,570	180	1.79	1.44
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$70,270	120	0.3	1.18
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$68,990	350	0.74	0.93
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$66,870	70	1.18	1.36
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,010	60	2.06	1.34
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$65,930	60	3.5	1.04
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,180	830	2.01	0.88
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,750	150	1.82	1.23
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$63,610	60	3.34	1.34
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,420	120	1.61	1.29
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,170	90	1.08	1.03
Bellingham, WA	$62,940	110	6.27	1.09
Bend, OR	$62,840	50	2.41	1.15
Kenosha, WI	$62,410	50	3.5	1.29
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$62,100	200	0.94	1.24
Peoria, IL	$62,080	60	1.78	1.25
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$61,680	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.30
Madison, WI	$61,410	80	1.02	1.06
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,200	200	0.87	0.73
Merced, CA	$61,150	30	1.95	1.30
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$61,090	80	1.65	1.12
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$61,030	50	2.69	1.13
Green Bay, WI	$60,780	90	2.51	1.22
Bloomington, IL	$60,720	30	1.93	1.14
New Haven, CT	$60,700	40	0.74	1.01
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$60,630	100	1.87	1.19
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,500	220	1.34	1.18
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$60,310	280	1.19	0.99
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,160	110	0.49	1.29
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,980	220	0.69	0.96
Bozeman, MT	$59,430	50	3.56	1.08
Appleton, WI	$59,410	60	2.58	1.19
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$59,400	70	1.82	1.04
Salem, OR	$59,390	40	1.01	1.07
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$59,360	60	1.64	1.05
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$59,100	380	0.71	0.89
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,020	480	0.83	1.09
Napa, CA	$58,720	50	3.16	1.06
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,450	230	0.4	1.14
Lancaster, PA	$58,310	60	1.16	1.21
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$57,820	100	1.17	0.99
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$57,540	40	1.36	1.16
Ogden, UT	$57,320	40	0.66	1.17
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,260	860	0.46	0.93
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$56,980	40	3.07	1.24
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$56,940	280	1.32	0.95
Anchorage, AK	$56,880	120	3.37	0.94
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$56,420	260	0.42	0.79
Erie, PA	$56,210	40	1.68	1.26
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$56,120	50	0.72	0.92
Medford, OR	$55,770	40	2.55	1.12
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$55,420	600	0.49	0.99
Eau Claire, WI	$55,310	30	1.9	1.15
Barnstable Town, MA	$55,240	30	1.8	0.98
Rochester, NY	$54,780	70	0.74	1.07
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$53,430	100	1.53	1.13
Albany, OR	$53,370	40	4.39	1.07
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,190	40	2.54	1.13
Ann Arbor, MI	$52,820	50	1.07	0.95
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$52,510	30	1.33	1.03
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$52,270	30	1.27	1.09
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$52,210	820	0.92	0.95
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,000	50	1.11	1.13
Sandusky, OH	$51,980	40	3.54	1.16
St. Louis, MO-IL	$51,940	520	1.95	1.04
Reading, PA	$51,920	70	2.15	1.05
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$51,770	90	2.39	1.07
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$51,630	380	1.13	1.07
Cleveland, OH	$51,590	190	0.94	1.03
Kansas City, MO-KS	$51,570	340	1.58	1.01
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$51,380	50	1.48	1.07
Utica-Rome, NY	$51,350	30	1.35	1.05
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,250	530	1.4	0.98
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,220	160	0.74	1.03
Billings, MT	$50,760	60	3.43	1.03
Toledo, OH	$50,750	110	1.86	1.05
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,590	190	0.87	1.03
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,540	70	1.17	0.89
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$50,350	330	0.71	0.98
Modesto, CA	$50,040	60	1.44	0.99
Greeley, CO	$49,800	80	3.35	0.90
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,760	100	0.61	0.90
Worcester, MA	$49,670	150	2.16	0.86
Boise City, ID	$49,650	100	1.26	1.01
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$49,500	120	0.99	1.04
Colorado Springs, CO	$49,490	60	0.89	0.94
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$49,160	50	2.17	0.82
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,820	40	0.83	1.06
Salinas, CA	$48,770	60	1.64	1.03
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,400	260	0.97	0.97
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$48,390	120	1.13	0.95
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$48,320	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.90
Yakima, WA	$48,230	60	3.39	1.01
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,210	60	0.82	1.04
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$48,170	40	1.74	0.84
Evansville, IN	$48,100	50	1.7	1.03
Springfield, MO	$48,070	60	1.38	1.05
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$47,920	100	1.53	0.97
Syracuse, NY	$47,840	100	1.75	0.90
Visalia, CA	$47,840	70	1.95	1.06
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,830	100	3.51	1.26
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,790	180	1.25	0.92
Lynchburg, VA	$47,780	40	2.17	1.03
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$47,560	280	0.5	0.98
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$47,530	50	1.09	1.03
Montgomery, AL	$47,490	40	1.18	1.06
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,300	340	1.14	0.81
Asheville, NC	$47,280	100	2.76	1.01
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,220	120	1.59	0.96
Lafayette, LA	$47,190	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.13
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$47,030	170	0.68	0.83
Canton-Massillon, OH	$46,900	50	1.65	1.02
Tucson, AZ	$46,790	80	1.1	0.98
Fresno, CA	$46,700	80	0.82	1.00
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$46,510	230	1.03	0.99
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$46,410	170	0.59	0.95
Albuquerque, NM	$46,400	50	0.62	0.97
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,390	40	0.85	0.97
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$46,140	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.99
Jacksonville, FL	$46,070	120	0.83	0.94
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$46,060	290	1.92	0.93
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$45,820	150	0.53	0.98
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$45,740	40	0.86	0.93
Jacksonville, NC	$45,520	40	3.45	1.13
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,240	450	0.57	0.88
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$45,180	120	1.37	0.97
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,120	40	1.04	0.94
Wilmington, NC	$45,100	60	1.53	0.98
Tulsa, OK	$45,000	260	2.84	0.96
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,990	160	1.2	0.95
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,930	50	1.62	0.97
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$44,730	30	1.04	1.02
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,680	80	0.56	0.92
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$44,420	70	1.79	0.96
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$43,690	60	1.09	0.90
Midland, TX	$43,370	50	2.16	0.80
Chico, CA	$43,120	40	2.5	0.90
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$43,120	440	0.68	0.87
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$42,460	80	0.68	0.91
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$41,600	40	2.25	0.95
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$40,520	140	0.65	0.80
Jackson, MS	$39,420	60	1.18	0.92
Roanoke, VA	$39,300	30	1.04	0.83
Knoxville, TN	$38,740	80	0.99	0.82
Killeen-Temple, TX	$38,360	60	2.16	0.82
Amarillo, TX	$38,350	30	1.28	0.86
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$38,340	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.84
Longview, TX	$37,950	40	1.69	0.84
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$37,820	40	0.62	1.06
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$37,560	30	0.58	0.80
Lubbock, TX	$37,500	50	1.47	0.89
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$37,080	40	2.09	0.94
College Station-Bryan, TX	$36,350	30	1.17	0.82

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Rockford, IL	1.59	$75,010	1.78
Omaha, NE-IA	1.44	$71,570	1.79
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.36	$66,870	1.18
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.34	$63,610	3.34
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.34	$66,010	2.06
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.30	$61,680	Not published by BLS
Merced, CA	1.30	$61,150	1.95
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.29	$63,420	1.61
Kenosha, WI	1.29	$62,410	3.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.29	$60,160	0.49
Erie, PA	1.26	$56,210	1.68
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.26	$47,830	3.51
Peoria, IL	1.25	$62,080	1.78
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.25	$74,550	3.66
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.24	$62,100	0.94
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.24	$56,980	3.07
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.23	$63,750	1.82
Green Bay, WI	1.22	$60,780	2.51
Lancaster, PA	1.21	$58,310	1.16
Appleton, WI	1.19	$59,410	2.58
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.19	$60,630	1.87
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.18	$70,270	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.18	$60,500	1.34
Ogden, UT	1.17	$57,320	0.66
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.16	$57,540	1.36
Sandusky, OH	1.16	$51,980	3.54
Bend, OR	1.15	$62,840	2.41
Eau Claire, WI	1.15	$55,310	1.9
Bloomington, IL	1.14	$60,720	1.93
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.14	$58,450	0.4
Jacksonville, NC	1.13	$45,520	3.45
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.13	$53,190	2.54
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.13	$52,000	1.11
Lafayette, LA	1.13	$47,190	Not published by BLS
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.13	$61,030	2.69
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.13	$53,430	1.53
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.12	$61,090	1.65
Medford, OR	1.12	$55,770	2.55
Bellingham, WA	1.09	$62,940	6.27
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.09	$52,270	1.27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.09	$59,020	0.83
Bozeman, MT	1.08	$59,430	3.56
Albany, OR	1.07	$53,370	4.39
Salem, OR	1.07	$59,390	1.01
Rochester, NY	1.07	$54,780	0.74
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.07	$51,630	1.13
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.07	$51,380	1.48
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.07	$51,770	2.39
Napa, CA	1.06	$58,720	3.16
Visalia, CA	1.06	$47,840	1.95
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.06	$48,820	0.83
Madison, WI	1.06	$61,410	1.02
Montgomery, AL	1.06	$47,490	1.18
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.06	$37,820	0.62
Toledo, OH	1.05	$50,750	1.86
Reading, PA	1.05	$51,920	2.15
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.05	$59,360	1.64
Springfield, MO	1.05	$48,070	1.38
Utica-Rome, NY	1.05	$51,350	1.35
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.04	$59,400	1.82
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.04	$65,930	3.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.04	$49,500	0.99
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.04	$51,940	1.95
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.04	$48,210	0.82
Billings, MT	1.03	$50,760	3.43
Lynchburg, VA	1.03	$47,780	2.17
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.03	$52,510	1.33
Evansville, IN	1.03	$48,100	1.7
Pittsburgh, PA	1.03	$51,220	0.74
Salinas, CA	1.03	$48,770	1.64
Cleveland, OH	1.03	$51,590	0.94
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.03	$63,170	1.08
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.03	$47,530	1.09
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.03	$50,590	0.87
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.02	$46,900	1.65
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.02	$44,730	1.04
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.01	$51,570	1.58
Boise City, ID	1.01	$49,650	1.26
New Haven, CT	1.01	$60,700	0.74
Yakima, WA	1.01	$48,230	3.39
Asheville, NC	1.01	$47,280	2.76
Fresno, CA	1.00	$46,700	0.82
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.99	$60,310	1.19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.99	$55,420	0.49
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.99	$46,140	Not published by BLS
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.99	$46,510	1.03
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.99	$57,820	1.17
Modesto, CA	0.99	$50,040	1.44
Wilmington, NC	0.98	$45,100	1.53
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.98	$51,250	1.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.98	$45,820	0.53
Barnstable Town, MA	0.98	$55,240	1.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.98	$50,350	0.71
Tucson, AZ	0.98	$46,790	1.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.98	$47,560	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	0.97	$46,390	0.85
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	0.97	$45,180	1.37
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.97	$48,400	0.97
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.97	$44,930	1.62
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.97	$47,920	1.53
Albuquerque, NM	0.97	$46,400	0.62
Tulsa, OK	0.96	$45,000	2.84
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.96	$59,980	0.69
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.96	$47,220	1.59
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.96	$44,420	1.79
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.95	$52,210	0.92
Ann Arbor, MI	0.95	$52,820	1.07
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.95	$56,940	1.32
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.95	$48,390	1.13
Oklahoma City, OK	0.95	$44,990	1.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	0.95	$41,600	2.25
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.95	$46,410	0.59
Anchorage, AK	0.94	$56,880	3.37
Jacksonville, FL	0.94	$46,070	0.83
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.94	$45,120	1.04
Colorado Springs, CO	0.94	$49,490	0.89
Fort Smith, AR-OK	0.94	$37,080	2.09
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.93	$45,740	0.86
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.93	$57,260	0.46
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.93	$46,060	1.92
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.93	$68,990	0.74
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.92	$56,120	0.72
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.92	$44,680	0.56
Jackson, MS	0.92	$39,420	1.18
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.92	$47,790	1.25
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.91	$42,460	0.68
Greeley, CO	0.90	$49,800	3.35
Syracuse, NY	0.90	$47,840	1.75
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.90	$49,760	0.61
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.90	$48,320	Not published by BLS
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.90	$43,690	1.09
Chico, CA	0.90	$43,120	2.5
Lubbock, TX	0.89	$37,500	1.47
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.89	$50,540	1.17
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.89	$59,100	0.71
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.88	$64,180	2.01
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.88	$45,240	0.57
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.87	$43,120	0.68
Amarillo, TX	0.86	$38,350	1.28
Worcester, MA	0.86	$49,670	2.16
Kennewick-Richland, WA	0.84	$48,170	1.74
Longview, TX	0.84	$37,950	1.69
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.84	$38,340	Not published by BLS
Roanoke, VA	0.83	$39,300	1.04
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.83	$47,030	0.68
Knoxville, TN	0.82	$38,740	0.99
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.82	$38,360	2.16
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.82	$49,160	2.17
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.82	$36,350	1.17
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.81	$47,300	1.14
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.80	$37,560	0.58
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.80	$40,520	0.65
Midland, TX	0.80	$43,370	2.16
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.79	$56,420	0.42
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.73	$61,200	0.87

Closest proxy Our title "Septic Installer & Service Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-4071 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. Closest proxy: Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. This published occupation covers only part of Septic Installer & Service Technician; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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