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Septic Tank Installer Salary
in Mesquite, Texas

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$50,279 (USD)

Average Salary

$24/hr

Average Hourly

$865

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Septic Tank Installer is $50,279 a year and $24 an hour in Mesquite, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Septic Tank Installer is between $36,754 and $59,983. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Mesquite, Texas.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$56,477
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Mesquite, Texas

Mesquite Cost of Living Score:

Description: Mesquite is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas County with portions extending into Kaufman County. The population was 150,108 at the 2020 census, and making it the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. Mesquite is positioned at the crossroads of four major highways (Interstates 30, 635, 20, and U.S. Route 80), making locations such as downtown Dallas, Lake Ray Hubbard, Dallas Love Field, and DFW International Airport accessible. According to legislative action, the city is the "Rodeo Capital of Texas". In 2016, Mesquite received a Playful City USA designation for the fourth year in a row. The city has...
Description:
  • Operates back-hoe (trench-excavating machine) to dig trenches for installation of septic tanks and drain lines for sewage disposal system: reads blueprints to determine location of septic tank and drainpipes.
  • Operates back-hoe to dig and refill trenches for septic tank and tile drainpipes and to transfer crushed rock or gravel to provide drainage base for pipes.
  • Lowers septic tank into excavation, using back-hoe as hoist.
  • Directs workers engaged in spreading crushed rock and gravel, in laying tile drainpipe, and in connecting drainpipes to branch sewers.
  • May verify levels of rock or gravel, base, and tile drainpipe, using surveyor's or carpenter's level.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Septic Tank Installer is $50,279 a year and $24 an hour in Mesquite, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Septic Tank Installer is between $36,754 and $59,983. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Mesquite, Texas.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Septic Tank Installer Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Job family population: 33,670

Estimated population of Septic Tank Installer jobs: 2,652

Rate of error: 2.6%

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Mesquite Cost of Living Score:

Description: Mesquite is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas County with portions extending into Kaufman County. The population was 150,108 at the 2020 census, and making it the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. Mesquite is positioned at the crossroads of four major highways (Interstates 30, 635, 20, and U.S. Route 80), making locations such as downtown Dallas, Lake Ray Hubbard, Dallas Love Field, and DFW International Airport accessible. According to legislative action, the city is the "Rodeo Capital of Texas". In 2016, Mesquite received a Playful City USA designation for the fourth year in a row. The city has...
Description:
  • Operates back-hoe (trench-excavating machine) to dig trenches for installation of septic tanks and drain lines for sewage disposal system: reads blueprints to determine location of septic tank and drainpipes.
  • Operates back-hoe to dig and refill trenches for septic tank and tile drainpipes and to transfer crushed rock or gravel to provide drainage base for pipes.
  • Lowers septic tank into excavation, using back-hoe as hoist.
  • Directs workers engaged in spreading crushed rock and gravel, in laying tile drainpipe, and in connecting drainpipes to branch sewers.
  • May verify levels of rock or gravel, base, and tile drainpipe, using surveyor's or carpenter's level.
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