Best Cities for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleanerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleanerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	NebraskaState	1.47	$66,890	$73,104	19%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.42	$70,270	$70,623	25%
3	IowaState	1.30	$57,980	$65,000	20%
4	MinnesotaState	1.27	$62,190	$63,459	25%
5	WisconsinState	1.25	$57,340	$62,124	23%
6	New HampshireState	1.22	$64,590	$60,934	29%
7	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.21	$58,450	$60,382	33%
8	NevadaState	1.20	$60,180	$60,060	29%
9	New JerseyState	1.19	$64,650	$59,421	33%
10	MontanaState	1.18	$56,860	$58,983	24%
11	WashingtonState	1.18	$63,090	$58,798	36%
12	MissouriState	1.17	$51,560	$58,194	24%
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.14	$59,020	$57,024	32%
14	ConnecticutState	1.13	$60,700	$56,413	31%
15	OhioState	1.13	$50,750	$56,139	25%
16	OregonState	1.13	$57,920	$56,233	33%
17	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.13	$51,250	$56,195	29%
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$64,180	$56,150	41%
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.12	$60,310	$55,946	36%
20	AlaskaState	1.11	$57,720	$55,340	28%
21	GeorgiaState	1.11	$51,880	$55,546	33%
22	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$51,570	$55,571	30%
23	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.11	$51,220	$55,373	28%
24	AlabamaState	1.09	$47,370	$54,386	24%
25	IllinoisState	1.09	$53,190	$54,610	30%
26	LouisianaState	1.09	$48,900	$54,273	26%
27	MichiganState	1.09	$50,040	$54,215	27%
28	PennsylvaniaState	1.08	$52,070	$53,680	30%
29	IndianaState	1.07	$48,380	$53,459	26%
30	KansasState	1.05	$46,960	$52,178	26%
31	MarylandState	1.04	$56,410	$51,658	36%
32	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.04	$59,100	$52,070	52%
33	South CarolinaState	1.02	$46,660	$50,717	32%
34	WyomingState	1.02	$47,520	$51,097	25%
35	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.02	$61,200	$50,915	62%
36	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.01	$48,400	$50,522	37%
37	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.01	$46,510	$50,554	34%
38	CaliforniaState	1.00	$55,220	$49,883	49%
39	KentuckyState	1.00	$43,980	$49,695	26%
40	North CarolinaState	1.00	$47,280	$50,085	33%
41	North DakotaState	1.00	$46,340	$50,043	25%
42	UtahState	1.00	$49,770	$49,671	36%
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.00	$56,420	$50,018	42%
44	HawaiiState	0.99	$54,530	$49,573	52%
45	ColoradoState	0.98	$51,700	$49,051	43%
46	MassachusettsState	0.98	$53,080	$48,922	51%
47	New YorkState	0.98	$55,220	$49,084	40%
48	IdahoState	0.97	$46,860	$48,560	31%
49	MaineState	0.97	$48,530	$48,627	32%
50	DelawareState	0.96	$48,440	$47,960	34%
51	ArizonaState	0.95	$47,670	$47,245	38%
52	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.95	$55,420	$47,571	49%
53	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$46,410	$47,117	44%
54	OklahomaState	0.93	$40,960	$46,282	28%
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$45,240	$46,543	42%
56	MississippiState	0.92	$38,870	$45,837	28%
57	TexasState	0.92	$43,860	$45,879	38%
58	FloridaState	0.91	$46,150	$45,468	45%
59	VirginiaState	0.91	$47,150	$45,556	40%
60	VermontState	0.90	$46,140	$45,015	37%
61	ArkansasState	0.89	$38,330	$44,415	27%
62	New MexicoState	0.88	$40,230	$43,728	31%
63	South DakotaState	0.88	$40,040	$44,097	29%
64	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$47,560	$43,834	51%
65	TennesseeState	0.87	$39,480	$43,148	38%
66	West VirginiaState	0.86	$36,200	$42,993	28%
67	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.84	$40,520	$42,121	46%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).