Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $62,250 a year.

$62,250 / year, mean
↑ 12.1% above national average 100th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown sits at the very top of the range for this role in Pennsylvania — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
120
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.4%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 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. Allentown
Albany, Oregon$56,520-9.2%
Albany, New York$57,130-8.2%
Amarillo, Texas$43,000-30.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$57,590-7.5%
Austin, Texas$54,130-13.0%
Bakersfield, California$55,500-10.8%
Bellingham, Washington$67,580+8.6%
Bend, Oregon$58,380-6.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$63,430+1.9%
Bremerton, Washington$65,710+5.6%
Buffalo, New York$54,710-12.1%
Chicago, Illinois$55,600-10.7%
Chico, California$45,350-27.1%
College Station, Texas$41,590-33.2%
Dallas, Texas$50,890-18.2%
Detroit, Michigan$51,900-16.6%
Elkhart, Indiana$55,540-10.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$54,760-12.0%
Eugene, Oregon$54,780-12.0%
Evansville, Indiana$48,470-22.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$46,070-26.0%
Fresno, California$50,470-18.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$51,740-16.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$51,780-16.8%
Houston, Texas$46,720-24.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$50,390-19.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$49,090-21.1%
Kennewick, Washington$57,450-7.7%
Killeen, Texas$44,180-29.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$59,130-5.0%
Lakeland, Florida$53,180-14.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$55,090-11.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$44,560-28.4%
Longview, Texas$42,710-31.4%
Los Angeles, California$56,930-8.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$46,090-26.0%
Lubbock, Texas$45,890-26.3%
Lynchburg, Virginia$47,830-23.2%
McAllen, Texas$44,090-29.2%
Medford, Oregon$53,300-14.4%
Merced, California$58,140-6.6%
Miami, Florida$50,450-19.0%
Midland, Texas$46,870-24.7%
Modesto, California$52,980-14.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$69,450+11.6%
Muskegon, Michigan$53,910-13.4%
Napa, California$59,280-4.8%
New York, New York$60,750-2.4%
Sarasota, Florida$58,130-6.6%
Orlando, Florida$47,080-24.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$46,280-25.7%
Pensacola, Florida$46,760-24.9%
Peoria, Illinois$59,200-4.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$61,780-0.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$54,140-13.0%
Portland, Oregon$58,920-5.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$45,360-27.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$57,290-8.0%
Riverside, California$53,350-14.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$40,600-34.8%
Rochester, New York$54,950-11.7%
Rockford, Illinois$64,610+3.8%
Sacramento, California$61,190-1.7%
Salem, Oregon$54,450-12.5%
Salinas, California$53,120-14.7%
San Antonio, Texas$50,010-19.7%
San Diego, California$49,820-20.0%
San Francisco, California$74,910+20.3%
San Jose, California$63,940+2.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$52,530-15.6%
Santa Rosa, California$59,520-4.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$48,250-22.5%
Seattle, Washington$68,670+10.3%
Spokane, Washington$62,720+0.8%
Stockton, California$60,480-2.8%
Syracuse, New York$50,920-18.2%
Tampa, Florida$49,560-20.4%
Utica, New York$52,230-16.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$46,640-25.1%
Visalia, California$47,580-23.6%
Yakima, Washington$55,450-10.9%
York, Pennsylvania$53,450-14.1%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
62,250/yr
Estimated take-home
50,287/yr
Est. total withheld
19.2%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

View cost of living in this state All Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners salaries in Pennsylvania → All Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners salaries →
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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
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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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764