Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,262
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$6,888
14.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,951
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,150
Kept after tax
$39,262
Worth in national money
$37,951
State rank
39
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Florida pays this job a middle wage of $46,150, 39 of 49 states and about 7.48% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Florida reports figures for, this is number 339.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $46,150, tax leaves $39,262 — and because Florida is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $37,951 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $48,600, since top earners drag the number up.
- Florida's $46,150 median for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners places it 39 of 49 states, about 7.48% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Florida's occupational distribution, septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners sits at 339 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $39,262 remains from the Florida median of $46,150 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $37,951 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $48,600 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,000 |
| This salary | $46,150 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $39,262 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,262 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,451 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $46,150 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,965 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Florida earn less than $46,150. The published range is $36,760 up to $64,000, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Florida the take-home figure of $39,262, from $46,150, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 339 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Florida, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,951, the adjusted value of that $46,150 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 339 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in Florida the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,760 to $64,000. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Florida is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,262 from $46,150. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 339 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Florida, so $37,951 — the adjusted value of that $46,150 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 339 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $48,600, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,760 at the bottom tenth to $64,000 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Florida costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $37,951 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $39,262 of this wage reaches your account, because Florida takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Florida is $48,600. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,760 to $64,000) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $37,951 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $39,262 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.