47 Series · SOC 47-4071
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $49,880
- Median / year
- $73,490
- Top 10% earn
- +7.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 30,650
- US workers
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners earn a median of $49,880 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $49,880, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,040 (10th percentile) to $73,490 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 30,650 US workers. Nebraska pays the most ($66,890), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners earn a median of $49,880, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 33% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Construction and Extraction, it ranks #44 of 60 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 7.6% by 2033.
- $49,880
- Median annual wage
- Top 67%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #44 of 60
- in Construction and Extraction
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Nebraska at $66,890. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (SOC 47-4071) pays a national median of $49,880 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $37,040 at the 10th percentile to $73,490 at the 90th, with a mean of $53,500 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 30,650 Americans work in this occupation across 49 reporting states and 224 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +7.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 2,900 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 12.4 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Nebraska pays the highest state median at $66,890, which is +34% above the national figure. The top metro is Rockford, IL at $75,010 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$49,880
per year
Median Hourly
$23.98/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$53,500
average
Employment
30,650
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$49,880 Bottom 33% higher than 33% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 47-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 25 47-series occupations with growth data, Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners sits on the faster-growing side at +7.6% growth and $49,880 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+7.6%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
2,900
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
12.4/100K
Injury Rate
3.5/100
Danger Index
20.2/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones.
- ▸ Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment.
- ▸ Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.
- ▸ Operate sewer cleaning equipment, including power rodders, high-velocity water jets, sewer flushers, bucket machines, wayne balls, and vac-alls.
- ▸ Prepare and keep records of actions taken, including maintenance and repair work.
- ▸ Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or related structures such as manholes, culverts, and catch basins.
- ▸ Measure excavation sites, using plumbers' snakes, tapelines, or lengths of cutting heads within sewers, and mark areas for digging.
- ▸ Service, adjust, and make minor repairs to equipment, machines, and attachments.
- ▸ Clean and disinfect domestic basements and other areas flooded by sewer stoppages.
- ▸ Locate problems, using specially designed equipment, and mark where digging must occur to reach damaged tanks or pipes.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,040
25th Percentile
$43,530
Median
$49,880
75th Percentile
$61,060
90th Percentile
$73,490
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | $66,890 | +34% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $64,650 | +30% above national |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $64,590 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $63,090 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $62,190 | +25% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $60,700 | +22% above national |
| 7 | Nevada | $60,180 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Iowa | $57,980 | +16% above national |
| 9 | Oregon | $57,920 | +16% above national |
| 10 | Alaska | $57,720 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $57,340 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Montana | $56,860 | +14% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $56,410 | +13% above national |
| 14 | California | $55,220 | +11% above national |
| 15 | New York | $55,220 | +11% above national |
| 16 | Hawaii | $54,530 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Illinois | $53,190 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $53,080 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $52,070 | +4% above national |
| 20 | Georgia | $51,880 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Colorado | $51,700 | +4% above national |
| 22 | Missouri | $51,560 | +3% above national |
| 23 | Ohio | $50,750 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Michigan | $50,040 | same as national |
| 25 | Utah | $49,770 | same as national |
| 26 | Louisiana | $48,900 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Maine | $48,530 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Delaware | $48,440 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $48,380 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Arizona | $47,670 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Wyoming | $47,520 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Alabama | $47,370 | 5% below national |
| 33 | North Carolina | $47,280 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Virginia | $47,150 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $46,960 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Idaho | $46,860 | 6% below national |
| 37 | South Carolina | $46,660 | 6% below national |
| 38 | North Dakota | $46,340 | 7% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $46,150 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Vermont | $46,140 | 7% below national |
| 41 | Kentucky | $43,980 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Texas | $43,860 | 12% below national |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $40,960 | 18% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $40,230 | 19% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $40,040 | 20% below national |
| 46 | Tennessee | $39,480 | 21% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $38,870 | 22% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $38,330 | 23% below national |
| 49 | West Virginia | $36,200 | 27% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockford, IL | $75,010 | +50% above national |
| 2 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $74,550 | +49% above national |
| 3 | Omaha, NE-IA | $71,570 | +43% above national |
| 4 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $70,270 | +41% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $68,990 | +38% above national |
| 6 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $66,870 | +34% above national |
| 7 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $66,010 | +32% above national |
| 8 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $65,930 | +32% above national |
| 9 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $64,590 | +29% above national |
| 10 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $64,180 | +29% above national |
| 11 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $63,750 | +28% above national |
| 12 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $63,610 | +28% above national |
| 13 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $63,420 | +27% above national |
| 14 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,170 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Bellingham, WA | $62,940 | +26% above national |
| 16 | Bend, OR | $62,840 | +26% above national |
| 17 | Kenosha, WI | $62,410 | +25% above national |
| 18 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $62,360 | +25% above national |
| 19 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $62,100 | +24% above national |
| 20 | Peoria, IL | $62,080 | +24% above national |
| 21 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $61,680 | +24% above national |
| 22 | Madison, WI | $61,410 | +23% above national |
| 23 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,200 | +23% above national |
| 24 | Merced, CA | $61,150 | +23% above national |
| 25 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,090 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $61,030 | +22% above national |
| 27 | Green Bay, WI | $60,780 | +22% above national |
| 28 | Bloomington, IL | $60,720 | +22% above national |
| 29 | New Haven, CT | $60,700 | +22% above national |
| 30 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $60,630 | +22% above national |
| 31 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $60,590 | +21% above national |
| 32 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,500 | +21% above national |
| 33 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $60,450 | +21% above national |
| 34 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $60,310 | +21% above national |
| 35 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $60,180 | +21% above national |
| 36 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,160 | +21% above national |
| 37 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,980 | +20% above national |
| 38 | Bozeman, MT | $59,430 | +19% above national |
| 39 | Appleton, WI | $59,410 | +19% above national |
| 40 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $59,400 | +19% above national |
| 41 | Salem, OR | $59,390 | +19% above national |
| 42 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $59,360 | +19% above national |
| 43 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $59,100 | +18% above national |
| 44 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $59,020 | +18% above national |
| 45 | Napa, CA | $58,720 | +18% above national |
| 46 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $58,450 | +17% above national |
| 47 | Lancaster, PA | $58,310 | +17% above national |
| 48 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $58,190 | +17% above national |
| 49 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $57,820 | +16% above national |
| 50 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $57,730 | +16% above national |
| 51 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,540 | +15% above national |
| 52 | Ogden, UT | $57,320 | +15% above national |
| 53 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $57,260 | +15% above national |
| 54 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $56,980 | +14% above national |
| 55 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $56,940 | +14% above national |
| 56 | Anchorage, AK | $56,880 | +14% above national |
| 57 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $56,420 | +13% above national |
| 58 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $56,420 | +13% above national |
| 59 | Erie, PA | $56,210 | +13% above national |
| 60 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $56,120 | +13% above national |
| 61 | Medford, OR | $55,770 | +12% above national |
| 62 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $55,480 | +11% above national |
| 63 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $55,460 | +11% above national |
| 64 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $55,420 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Eau Claire, WI | $55,310 | +11% above national |
| 66 | Barnstable Town, MA | $55,240 | +11% above national |
| 67 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $55,130 | +11% above national |
| 68 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $54,870 | +10% above national |
| 69 | Rochester, NY | $54,780 | +10% above national |
| 70 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $53,440 | +7% above national |
| 71 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $53,440 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $53,430 | +7% above national |
| 73 | Albany, OR | $53,370 | +7% above national |
| 74 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $53,190 | +7% above national |
| 75 | Ann Arbor, MI | $52,820 | +6% above national |
| 76 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $52,510 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $52,270 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $52,210 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,200 | +5% above national |
| 80 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $52,170 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $52,000 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Sandusky, OH | $51,980 | +4% above national |
| 83 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $51,940 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Reading, PA | $51,920 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $51,770 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $51,690 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $51,630 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Cleveland, OH | $51,590 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $51,570 | +3% above national |
| 90 | York-Hanover, PA | $51,380 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Utica-Rome, NY | $51,350 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $51,250 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Pittsburgh, PA | $51,220 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Billings, MT | $50,760 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Toledo, OH | $50,750 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $50,590 | +1% above national |
| 97 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $50,540 | +1% above national |
| 98 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,350 | +1% above national |
| 99 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,230 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Modesto, CA | $50,040 | same as national |
| 101 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | same as national |
| 102 | Greeley, CO | $49,800 | same as national |
| 103 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,760 | same as national |
| 104 | Worcester, MA | $49,670 | same as national |
| 105 | Boise City, ID | $49,650 | same as national |
| 106 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,500 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Colorado Springs, CO | $49,490 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $49,260 | 1% below national |
| 109 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $49,260 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $49,160 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $48,930 | 2% below national |
| 112 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $48,920 | 2% below national |
| 113 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $48,820 | 2% below national |
| 114 | Salinas, CA | $48,770 | 2% below national |
| 115 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,540 | 3% below national |
| 116 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,500 | 3% below national |
| 117 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,400 | 3% below national |
| 118 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $48,390 | 3% below national |
| 119 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $48,340 | 3% below national |
| 120 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $48,320 | 3% below national |
| 121 | Yakima, WA | $48,230 | 3% below national |
| 122 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,210 | 3% below national |
| 123 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $48,170 | 3% below national |
| 124 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,110 | 4% below national |
| 125 | Evansville, IN | $48,100 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,100 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Springfield, MO | $48,070 | 4% below national |
| 128 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | 4% below national |
| 129 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $47,920 | 4% below national |
| 130 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $47,860 | 4% below national |
| 131 | Syracuse, NY | $47,840 | 4% below national |
| 132 | Visalia, CA | $47,840 | 4% below national |
| 133 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $47,830 | 4% below national |
| 134 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $47,790 | 4% below national |
| 135 | Lynchburg, VA | $47,780 | 4% below national |
| 136 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,770 | 4% below national |
| 137 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,720 | 4% below national |
| 138 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $47,680 | 4% below national |
| 139 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,660 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,560 | 5% below national |
| 141 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $47,530 | 5% below national |
| 142 | Montgomery, AL | $47,490 | 5% below national |
| 143 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 5% below national |
| 144 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,360 | 5% below national |
| 145 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | 5% below national |
| 146 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,300 | 5% below national |
| 147 | Asheville, NC | $47,280 | 5% below national |
| 148 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $47,220 | 5% below national |
| 149 | Lafayette, LA | $47,190 | 5% below national |
| 150 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,180 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47,030 | 6% below national |
| 152 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,030 | 6% below national |
| 153 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,990 | 6% below national |
| 154 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $46,940 | 6% below national |
| 155 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $46,940 | 6% below national |
| 156 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $46,920 | 6% below national |
| 157 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,900 | 6% below national |
| 158 | Tucson, AZ | $46,790 | 6% below national |
| 159 | Fresno, CA | $46,700 | 6% below national |
| 160 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,680 | 6% below national |
| 161 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,650 | 6% below national |
| 162 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $46,510 | 7% below national |
| 163 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,440 | 7% below national |
| 164 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $46,410 | 7% below national |
| 165 | Albuquerque, NM | $46,400 | 7% below national |
| 166 | Fort Wayne, IN | $46,390 | 7% below national |
| 167 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | 7% below national |
| 168 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,180 | 7% below national |
| 169 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,140 | 7% below national |
| 170 | Jacksonville, FL | $46,070 | 8% below national |
| 171 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $46,060 | 8% below national |
| 172 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,920 | 8% below national |
| 173 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,900 | 8% below national |
| 174 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,850 | 8% below national |
| 175 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,820 | 8% below national |
| 176 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,740 | 8% below national |
| 177 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,710 | 8% below national |
| 178 | Jacksonville, NC | $45,520 | 9% below national |
| 179 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,490 | 9% below national |
| 180 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $45,240 | 9% below national |
| 181 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $45,180 | 9% below national |
| 182 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $45,120 | 10% below national |
| 183 | Wilmington, NC | $45,100 | 10% below national |
| 184 | Tulsa, OK | $45,000 | 10% below national |
| 185 | Oklahoma City, OK | $44,990 | 10% below national |
| 186 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,930 | 10% below national |
| 187 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $44,730 | 10% below national |
| 188 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,680 | 10% below national |
| 189 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $44,420 | 11% below national |
| 190 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,690 | 12% below national |
| 191 | Midland, TX | $43,370 | 13% below national |
| 192 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,160 | 13% below national |
| 193 | Chico, CA | $43,120 | 14% below national |
| 194 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $43,120 | 14% below national |
| 195 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $42,460 | 15% below national |
| 196 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $41,600 | 17% below national |
| 197 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $40,520 | 19% below national |
| 198 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $39,780 | 20% below national |
| 199 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,760 | 20% below national |
| 200 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,480 | 21% below national |
| 201 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $39,470 | 21% below national |
| 202 | Jackson, MS | $39,420 | 21% below national |
| 203 | Roanoke, VA | $39,300 | 21% below national |
| 204 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,250 | 21% below national |
| 205 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | 22% below national |
| 206 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | 22% below national |
| 207 | Knoxville, TN | $38,740 | 22% below national |
| 208 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,540 | 23% below national |
| 209 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $38,360 | 23% below national |
| 210 | Amarillo, TX | $38,350 | 23% below national |
| 211 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,340 | 23% below national |
| 212 | Longview, TX | $37,950 | 24% below national |
| 213 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $37,820 | 24% below national |
| 214 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,560 | 25% below national |
| 215 | Lubbock, TX | $37,500 | 25% below national |
| 216 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $37,080 | 26% below national |
| 217 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37,010 | 26% below national |
| 218 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,930 | 26% below national |
| 219 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | 26% below national |
| 220 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $36,750 | 26% below national |
| 221 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,510 | 27% below national |
| 222 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,510 | 27% below national |
| 223 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,350 | 27% below national |
| 224 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,700 | 28% below national |
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- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $61,060/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Nebraska leads at $66,890/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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