Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,444
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$12,746
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,239
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$62,190
Kept after tax
$49,444
Worth in national money
$50,239
State rank
5
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $62,190, which ranks 5 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 24.68% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 263 among 490 occupations Minnesota publishes pay for.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $62,190, tax leaves $49,444, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $50,239 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $62,010.
- Minnesota ranks 5 of 49 states publishing a median for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners, at $62,190 — about 24.68% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 263 of 490 in Minnesota places septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Because Minnesota sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners — median $62,190 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $49,444 retained, $50,239 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $62,010 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,190 |
| This salary | $62,190 |
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 Minnesota | $49,444 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,150 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,426 |
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 | $58,823 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,144 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in Minnesota earn under $62,190 and half over. The published range runs $44,520 at the tenth percentile to $76,190 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $49,444 take-home in Minnesota comes from $62,190. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 263 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,239, the adjusted value of that $62,190 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 263 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,520 to $76,190; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $49,444, from $62,190, assumes a single Minnesota filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 263 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $50,239 — the adjusted value of that $62,190 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 263 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,520 at the bottom tenth to $76,190 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $50,239 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $49,444.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,520 to $76,190) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $50,239 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $49,444 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
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.