Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners Salary — Salem, Oregon

The average Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in Salem, Oregon earns $54,450 a year.

$54,450 / year, mean
↓ 1.9% below national average 33th percentile in Oregon

Salem pays below most of Oregon for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.8%
Cost of living 104 #29 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $454,689 #32 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $76,010 #65 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Salem ranks #29 for cost of living and #32 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $74,910 Mount Vernon $69,450 Seattle $68,670 Bellingham $67,580 Bremerton $65,710 Rockford $64,610 San Jose $63,940 Bloomington $63,430 Spokane $62,720 Allentown $62,250 Philadelphia $61,780 Sacramento $61,190 New York $60,750 Stockton $60,480 Santa Rosa $59,520 Napa $59,280 Peoria $59,200 Kiryas Joel $59,130 Portland $58,920 Bend $58,380 Merced $58,140 Sarasota $58,130 Ann Arbor $57,590 Kennewick $57,450 Reading $57,290 Albany $57,130 Los Angeles $56,930 Albany $56,520 Chicago $55,600 Elkhart $55,540 Bakersfield $55,500 Yakima $55,450 Lancaster $55,090 Rochester $54,950 Eugene $54,780 Erie $54,760 Buffalo $54,710 Salem $54,450 Pittsburgh $54,140 Austin $54,130 Muskegon $53,910 York $53,450 Riverside $53,350 Medford $53,300 Lakeland $53,180 Salinas $53,120 Modesto $52,980 San Luis Obispo $52,530 Utica $52,230 Detroit $51,900 Harrisburg $51,780 Grand Rapids $51,740 Syracuse $50,920 Dallas $50,890 Fresno $50,470 Miami $50,450 Indianapolis $50,390 San Antonio $50,010 San Diego $49,820 Tampa $49,560 Jacksonville $49,090 Evansville $48,470 Scranton $48,250 Lynchburg $47,830 Visalia $47,580 Orlando $47,080 Midland $46,870 Pensacola $46,760 Houston $46,720 Virginia Beach $46,640 Palm Bay $46,280 Louisville $46,090 Fort Wayne $46,070 Lubbock $45,890 Port St. Lucie $45,360 Chico $45,350 Lexington $44,560 Killeen $44,180 McAllen $44,090 Amarillo $43,000 Longview $42,710 College Station $41,590 Roanoke $40,600
CityMean salaryvs. Salem
Albany, Oregon$56,520+3.8%
Albany, New York$57,130+4.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$62,250+14.3%
Amarillo, Texas$43,000-21.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$57,590+5.8%
Austin, Texas$54,130-0.6%
Bakersfield, California$55,500+1.9%
Bellingham, Washington$67,580+24.1%
Bend, Oregon$58,380+7.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$63,430+16.5%
Bremerton, Washington$65,710+20.7%
Buffalo, New York$54,710+0.5%
Chicago, Illinois$55,600+2.1%
Chico, California$45,350-16.7%
College Station, Texas$41,590-23.6%
Dallas, Texas$50,890-6.5%
Detroit, Michigan$51,900-4.7%
Elkhart, Indiana$55,540+2.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$54,760+0.6%
Eugene, Oregon$54,780+0.6%
Evansville, Indiana$48,470-11.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$46,070-15.4%
Fresno, California$50,470-7.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$51,740-5.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$51,780-4.9%
Houston, Texas$46,720-14.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$50,390-7.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$49,090-9.8%
Kennewick, Washington$57,450+5.5%
Killeen, Texas$44,180-18.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$59,130+8.6%
Lakeland, Florida$53,180-2.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$55,090+1.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$44,560-18.2%
Longview, Texas$42,710-21.6%
Los Angeles, California$56,930+4.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$46,090-15.4%
Lubbock, Texas$45,890-15.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$47,830-12.2%
McAllen, Texas$44,090-19.0%
Medford, Oregon$53,300-2.1%
Merced, California$58,140+6.8%
Miami, Florida$50,450-7.3%
Midland, Texas$46,870-13.9%
Modesto, California$52,980-2.7%
Mount Vernon, Washington$69,450+27.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$53,910-1.0%
Napa, California$59,280+8.9%
New York, New York$60,750+11.6%
Sarasota, Florida$58,130+6.8%
Orlando, Florida$47,080-13.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$46,280-15.0%
Pensacola, Florida$46,760-14.1%
Peoria, Illinois$59,200+8.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$61,780+13.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$54,140-0.6%
Portland, Oregon$58,920+8.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$45,360-16.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$57,290+5.2%
Riverside, California$53,350-2.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$40,600-25.4%
Rochester, New York$54,950+0.9%
Rockford, Illinois$64,610+18.7%
Sacramento, California$61,190+12.4%
Salinas, California$53,120-2.4%
San Antonio, Texas$50,010-8.2%
San Diego, California$49,820-8.5%
San Francisco, California$74,910+37.6%
San Jose, California$63,940+17.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$52,530-3.5%
Santa Rosa, California$59,520+9.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$48,250-11.4%
Seattle, Washington$68,670+26.1%
Spokane, Washington$62,720+15.2%
Stockton, California$60,480+11.1%
Syracuse, New York$50,920-6.5%
Tampa, Florida$49,560-9.0%
Utica, New York$52,230-4.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$46,640-14.3%
Visalia, California$47,580-12.6%
Yakima, Washington$55,450+1.8%
York, Pennsylvania$53,450-1.8%
Gross salary
54,450/yr
Estimated take-home
42,105/yr
Est. total withheld
22.7%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Salem

These notes add local color around Salem, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

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City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-4071 SOC code
Official area Salem, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
435,085