What are the main factors that influence a Sewer Technician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Sewer Technician's salary?

A Sewer Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $76,132 for beginners, reaching about $78,240 at mid-level, and approach $81,345 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Sewer Technician?

Sewer Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sewer Technician roles are District of Columbia $85,654, California $85,330, Massachusetts $84,192. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sewer Technician roles make?

Salaries for Sewer Technician level roles vary by specialization: Technician: $90,466; Or Technician: $87,231; Upholstery Sewer: $55,117; Industrial Sewer: $52,719; Sewer and Water Top Man: $51,119.

How do different companies affect a Sewer Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Sewer Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Sewer Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Sewer Technician make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sewer Technician in the United States is $77,361 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

However, a Sewer Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,519
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,155 to $83,725
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,414

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Sewer Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,725	$6,977	$1,610	$40
Average	$77,361	$6,447	$1,488	$37
25th Percentile	$72,155	$6,013	$1,388	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Sewer Technician Salaries

A Sewer Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Sewer Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sewer Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $76,132
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,277
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,240
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,138
Expert (over 8 years): $81,345

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Sewer Technician	$76,132
Intermediate Level Sewer Technician	$76,277
Senior Level Sewer Technician	$78,240
Specialist Level Sewer Technician	$81,138
Expert Level Sewer Technician	$81,345

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How Do Sewer Technician Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Sewer Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $85,654.
California: $85,330.
Massachusetts: $84,192.

District of Columbia $85,654

California $85,330

Massachusetts $84,192

Washington $83,883

New Jersey $83,852

Alaska $83,744

Connecticut $82,676

New York $82,243

Hawaii $80,858

Rhode Island $80,208

Maryland $79,767

Minnesota $79,164

Colorado $78,932

Illinois $78,854

Oregon $78,560

Delaware $78,344

New Hampshire $78,208

Virginia $77,903

Pennsylvania $77,013

Nevada $76,564

North Dakota $76,417

Michigan $76,185

Wisconsin $76,100

Vermont $75,930

Texas $75,458

Maine $75,427

Arizona $75,381

Ohio $75,327

Georgia $74,615

Indiana $74,259

Wyoming $74,189

Utah $74,081

Iowa $74,035

Kansas $73,663

Louisiana $73,555

North Carolina $73,516

Missouri $73,501

Florida $73,199

Montana $73,037

Nebraska $72,882

Kentucky $72,797

South Carolina $72,488

Tennessee $72,294

Idaho $72,217

New Mexico $71,652

Oklahoma $71,528

Alabama $71,072

South Dakota $70,306

Arkansas $69,888

West Virginia $69,664

Mississippi $68,991

Top Paying Cities for Sewer Technicians

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $97,576
San Francisco: $96,617
Oakland: $94,474

San Jose, CA $97,576

San Francisco, CA $96,617

Oakland, CA $94,474

New York, NY $89,654

Queens Village, NY $89,074

Paramus, NJ $88,455

Passaic, NJ $88,378

Bergenfield, NJ $88,300

Stamford, CT $88,184

Huntington, NY $88,107

Newark, NJ $87,604

Bridgeport, CT $87,449

New Brunswick, NJ $87,194

Vallejo, CA $87,031

Middlesex, NJ $86,985

Somerset, NJ $86,915

Petaluma, CA $86,737

Santa Cruz, CA $86,436

Boston, MA $86,281

Monterey, CA $85,894

Fairbanks, AK $85,840

Los Angeles, CA $85,693

Washington, DC $85,654

Seattle, WA $85,515

Santa Rosa, CA $85,500

Juneau, AK $85,275

Orange, CA $85,020

Anchorage, AK $84,881

Anaheim, CA $84,827

Santa Ana, CA $84,711

Nassau, NY $84,664

Long Beach, CA $84,633

Danbury, CT $84,610

Santa Maria, CA $84,347

Everett, WA $84,332

Bremerton, WA $83,952

Trenton, NJ $83,805

Sacramento, CA $83,775

San Diego, CA $83,736

Brockton, MA $83,705

Tacoma, WA $83,674

Santa Barbara, CA $83,566

Lowell, MA $83,256

New Suffolk, NY $83,225

Nashua, NH $83,132

Lompoc, CA $83,009

Ventura, CA $82,931

Stockton, CA $82,908

New Haven, CT $82,753

Atlantic City, NJ $82,552

Hartford, CT $82,382

Modesto, CA $82,343

Poughkeepsie, NY $82,173

New Britain, CT $82,134

Olympia, WA $82,026

Kennewick, WA $82,026

New London, CT $82,011

Norwich, CT $81,988

Lawrence, MA $81,949

Bakersfield, CA $81,732

Riverside, CA $81,624

New Bedford, MA $81,624

Richland, WA $81,547

Portsmouth, NH $81,485

Vineland, NJ $81,469

San Bernardino, CA $81,407

Boulder, CO $81,191

Worcester, MA $81,129

Portland, OR $81,059

Saint Paul, MN $80,966

Minneapolis, MN $80,966

Philadelphia, PA $80,858

Honolulu, HI $80,448

Springfield, MA $80,177

Providence, RI $80,170

Chicago, IL $79,945

Bellingham, WA $79,852

Baltimore, MD $79,767

Chico, CA $79,574

Wilmington, DE $79,442

Pittsfield, MA $79,365

Manchester, NH $79,218

Spokane, WA $78,878

Denver, CO $78,870

Albany, NY $78,506

Troy, NY $78,475

Schenectady, NY $78,313

Burlington, VT $78,143

Portland, ME $77,872

Salem, OR $77,810

Yakima, WA $77,795

Ann Arbor, MI $77,771

Rochester, MN $77,555

Fresno, CA $77,516

Reno, NV $77,516

Milwaukee, WI $77,446

Detroit, MI $77,369

Allentown, PA $77,346

Carson City, NV $77,338

Houston, TX $77,222

Colorado Springs, CO $77,214

Syracuse, NY $77,176

Eugene, OR $77,029

Bismarck, ND $76,936

Gary, IN $76,936

Galveston, TX $76,936

Springfield, OR $76,874

Medford, OR $76,688

Fort Collins, CO $76,657

Austin, TX $76,595

Mesa, AZ $76,433

Phoenix, AZ $76,417

Dallas, TX $76,394

Reading, PA $76,348

Saint Cloud, MN $76,317

Concord, NH $76,247

Madison, WI $76,216

Utica, NY $76,007

Raleigh, NC $75,946

Las Vegas, NV $75,938

Rochester, NY $75,884

Des Moines, IA $75,876

Atlanta, GA $75,752

Battle Creek, MI $75,729

Salt Lake City, UT $75,706

Lancaster, PA $75,590

Champaign, IL $75,574

Harrisburg, PA $75,481

Durham, NC $75,412

Kansas City, MO $75,404

Kansas City, KS $75,389

Fort Worth, TX $75,381

Boca Raton, FL $75,350

Cleveland, OH $75,342

Columbus, OH $75,327

Pittsburgh, PA $75,319

Richmond, VA $75,288

Indianapolis, IN $75,273

Cincinnati, OH $75,172

Petersburg, VA $75,056

Billings, MT $74,886

Lansing, MI $74,886

Huntsville, AL $74,886

Lebanon, PA $74,878

Dayton, OH $74,870

Pueblo, CO $74,870

Appleton, WI $74,847

Buffalo, NY $74,816

Racine, WI $74,777

Charlotte, NC $74,770

Saint Louis, MO $74,746

Springfield, IL $74,716

Elkhart, IN $74,700

York, PA $74,700

Gastonia, NC $74,692

Benton Harbor, MI $74,692

Beaumont, TX $74,646

Lorain, OH $74,630

Toledo, OH $74,600

Binghamton, NY $74,561

Rock Hill, SC $74,553

Rockford, IL $74,514

Fargo, ND $74,476

Elyria, OH $74,476

Flagstaff, AZ $74,422

Fort Lauderdale, FL $74,375

Miami, FL $74,329

Duluth, MN $74,205

Bangor, ME $74,104

Cedar Rapids, IA $74,019

Louisville, KY $73,981

Grand Rapids, MI $73,965

Hialeah, FL $73,957

Casper, WY $73,849

Scranton, PA $73,756

New Orleans, LA $73,733

Virginia Beach, VA $73,725

Akron, OH $73,687

Peoria, IL $73,586

Sarasota, FL $73,571

Green Bay, WI $73,516

Baton Rouge, LA $73,478

Charleston, SC $73,462

Nashville, TN $73,439

Jamestown, NY $73,424

Davenport, IA $73,424

Tucson, AZ $73,385

Cheyenne, WY $73,362

Saint Petersburg, FL $73,339

Tampa, FL $73,323

Omaha, NE $73,308

Port Arthur, TX $73,277

Evansville, IN $73,277

Bradenton, FL $73,246

Santa Fe, NM $73,106

Orlando, FL $73,029

Clearwater, FL $72,944

Canton, OH $72,782

La Crosse, WI $72,782

Grand Forks, ND $72,758

Albuquerque, NM $72,735

Tulsa, OK $72,735

Newport News, VA $72,727

High Point, NC $72,704

Ogden, UT $72,673

Corpus Christi, TX $72,611

Laramie, WY $72,565

Norfolk, VA $72,565

Rock Island, IL $72,518

Saginaw, MI $72,503

Jacksonville, FL $72,495

Salisbury, NC $72,480

Memphis, TN $72,464

Moline, IL $72,426

Fort Myers, FL $72,402

Waterloo, IA $72,302

Spartanburg, SC $72,225

Lincoln, NE $72,186

Fort Wayne, IN $72,170

Birmingham, AL $72,085

Cedar Falls, IA $72,070

Provo, UT $72,062

Springfield, OH $72,054

San Antonio, TX $72,039

Greensboro, NC $72,008

South Bend, IN $72,000

Winston Salem, NC $71,992

Boise, ID $71,969

Savannah, GA $71,915

Muskegon, MI $71,776

Lima, OH $71,683

Lake Charles, LA $71,652

Anderson, IN $71,637

Lexington, KY $71,613

Augusta, GA $71,590

Greenville, SC $71,590

Wichita, KS $71,521

Tuscaloosa, AL $71,521

Columbia, SC $71,451

Bloomington, IN $71,257

Roanoke, VA $71,211

Asheville, NC $71,111

Knoxville, TN $70,979

Shreveport, LA $70,971

Wilmington, NC $70,871

Frankfort, KY $70,724

Oklahoma City, OK $70,670

Chillicothe, OH $70,639

Longview, TX $70,631

Topeka, KS $70,608

Mobile, AL $70,492

Terre Haute, IN $70,461

Erie, PA $70,453

Altoona, PA $70,414

Melbourne, FL $70,391

Amarillo, TX $70,360

Killeen, TX $70,337

Fayetteville, AR $70,275

Sioux Falls, SD $70,221

Chattanooga, TN $70,174

Idaho Falls, ID $70,167

Gainesville, FL $70,004

Portsmouth, OH $69,966

Little Rock, AR $69,950

Lynchburg, VA $69,950

Lafayette, LA $69,919

Youngstown, OH $69,919

Temple, TX $69,888

Daytona Beach, FL $69,873

Clarksville, TN $69,865

Pensacola, FL $69,857

Hopkinsville, KY $69,625

Charleston, WV $69,617

Florence, SC $69,579

Sioux City, IA $69,532

Macon, GA $69,308

Tallahassee, FL $69,300

Fayetteville, NC $69,285

Waco, TX $69,269

Wichita Falls, TX $69,269

Pine Bluff, AR $69,238

Vincennes, IN $69,091

Lubbock, TX $69,060

Great Falls, MT $69,014

Alamogordo, NM $69,006

Abilene, TX $68,944

Rapid City, SD $68,844

Monroe, LA $68,844

Albany, GA $68,797

Huntington, WV $68,790

Jackson, MS $68,782

Greenville, MS $68,774

Parkersburg, WV $68,697

Montgomery, AL $68,681

Johnstown, PA $68,666

Springfield, MO $68,604

Biloxi, MS $68,565

Sumter, SC $68,403

Columbus, GA $68,395

Twin Falls, ID $68,349

Pascagoula, MS $68,248

Kingsport, TN $68,047

Gulfport, MS $68,024

Alexandria, LA $67,768

Fort Smith, AR $67,575

El Paso, TX $67,366

Helena, MT $67,266

Las Cruces, NM $67,018

Harlingen, TX $66,801

Pocatello, ID $66,732

Florence, AL $66,709

Brownsville, TX $66,693

Dothan, AL $66,569

Mcallen, TX $66,531

Columbus, MS $65,958

Altus, OK $65,602

Lawton, OK $65,455

Pierre, SD $65,177

What Skills Can Increase a Sewer Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 8.55% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
Repairing (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	8.55%
Product Quality	4.69%
Repairing	1.37%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Sewer Technician's salary.

Land Development: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Land Development	$81,229	5%
Sense Of Urgency	$81,229	5%
Coaching	$80,456	4%
Planning	$78,909	2%
Initiative	$78,909	2%
Collaboration	$78,909	2%

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How Education impacts a Sewer Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Sewer Technicians enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Sewer Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $72,833 and $75,649).

Sewer Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Sewer Technician

No Diploma 33.3%

High School 33.3%

Associates 50.0%

Bachelors 16.7%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	33.3%
High School	33.3%
Associates	50.0%
Bachelors	16.7%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Sewer Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Sewer Technician's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$72,155

Average $77,361/year

$83,725

$6,013

Average $6,447/month

$6,977

$1,388

Average $1,488/week

$1,610

$35

Average $37/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,725	$6,977	$1,610	$40
Average	$77,361	$6,447	$1,488	$37
25th Percentile	$72,155	$6,013	$1,388	$35

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Salary Trends for Sewer Technician

Salaries for a Sewer Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,671 in 2023 to around $74,472 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sewer Technician salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$75,400

2025

$74,472

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2024	$75,400
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