How Much Do Septic Tank Servicers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Septic Tank Servicers

Septic Tank Servicers clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

Salary
$43930
Becoming One
Very Easy
Education
No degree required
Job Satisfaction
Low
Job Growth

Personality
Interest Match



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$43930 per year
Hourly wage
$21 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$27,530 to $33,520 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$13 to $16 per hour

Entry-level Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $27,530 to $33,520 per year or $13 to $16 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
C

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $31 $63,620
Senior (Top 25%) $25 $51,850
Middle (Mid 50%) $20 $41,120
Junior (Bottom 25%) $16 $33,520
No experience (Bottom 10%) $13 $27,530

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
ND $52 $108,050
NE $27 $55,510
MN $26 $54,710
IL $26 $53,640
NJ $25 $52,690
CA $25 $52,490
HI $25 $52,380
OR $25 $51,210
MA $25 $51,140
CT $24 $49,480

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like ND doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at ND might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Septic Tank Servicers are in the states of ND, NE, MN, IL and NJ.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $51680 $24.85
Utility System Construction $47940 $23.05
Local Government $47730 $22.95
Water, Sewage and Other Systems $47240 $22.71
Waste Collection $44710 $21.50
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $44190 $21.24
Building Equipment Contractors $43900 $21.10
Services to Buildings and Dwellings $43340 $20.84
Waste Treatment and Disposal $43070 $20.71
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $42520 $20.44
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $41920 $20.15
Other Specialty Trade Contractors $41910 $20.15
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance $40340 $19.39
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $39790 $19.13
Employment Services $38170 $18.35
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $33120 $15.92

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