Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners salarymedian $49,880 · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners salary
The median annual wage for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners is $49,880 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $37,040 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $73,490. The mean annual wage is $53,500.
The mean hourly wage of $25.00 is 3.4× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $49,880 → in 3 years $55,300 → in 5 years $59,100 → in 10 years $70,100 (10-year range $60,300–$81,400). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
The same job in Japan
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners United States | 下水道管路施設の点検・調査 Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | $49,880 | ¥6.25M ≈ $39,742 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | $70,100 | ¥8.32M |
| Outlook score | 64 | 67 |
| AI replacement risk | 13% Very low | — |
| Workers | 31K | — |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.