Pest Control Workers salary

The median pay for pest control workers in the United States is $45,250 a year. About 102,620 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $34,680
25th percentile: $37,440
Median percentile: $45,250
75th percentile: $49,600
90th percentile: $61,890

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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By state

Washington $51,300
South Dakota $49,920
Nevada $49,240
Connecticut $49,010
New Jersey $48,780
Colorado $48,650
Hawaii $48,570
New York $48,530
Maine $48,340
North Dakota $48,020
New Hampshire $48,000
Maryland $47,360
Alaska $46,900
Oregon $46,570
Illinois $46,450
Vermont $46,320
Virginia $45,950
Pennsylvania $45,720
Massachusetts $45,560
Wisconsin $45,350
Delaware $45,300
Iowa $45,290
Rhode Island $45,030
North Carolina $44,740
Utah $44,740
Louisiana $44,570
Wyoming $44,500
Michigan $44,470
Arizona $44,430
Florida $44,320
South Carolina $43,130
Missouri $42,690
Kentucky $42,310
Montana $41,730
Minnesota $41,640
Idaho $40,220
Ohio $40,110
Tennessee $39,690
Oklahoma $39,050
Nebraska $38,960
Kansas $38,690
Indiana $38,600
Alabama $38,410
Georgia $37,860
Arkansas $37,710
Texas $37,660
West Virginia $37,510
Mississippi $37,200
New Mexico $37,070

By metro area

Reno, NV $58,910
Seattle, WA $58,380
Kahului, HI $55,390
San Francisco, CA $53,380
San Jose, CA $53,050
Kingston, NY $52,700
Santa Cruz, CA $50,440
Vallejo, CA $50,420
Denver, CO $50,110
New York, NY $49,940
Bridgeport, CT $49,750
Spokane, WA $49,550
Fort Collins, CO $49,460
Lafayette, IN $49,460
New Haven, CT $49,330
Las Vegas, NV $49,240
Prescott Valley, AZ $49,030
Norwich, CT $48,860
Hartford, CT $48,670
Grand Junction, CO $48,640
Urban Honolulu, HI $48,530
Sioux City, IA $48,500
Colorado Springs, CO $48,480
Sioux Falls, SD $48,460
Sacramento, CA $48,420
Portland, ME $48,340
Des Moines, IA $48,200
Santa Rosa, CA $48,140
Washington, DC $48,010
San Luis Obispo, CA $48,000
Salinas, CA $47,860
Olympia, WA $47,720
Spartanburg, SC $47,630
Atlantic City, NJ $47,610
Modesto, CA $47,480
San Diego, CA $47,470
Portland, OR $47,430
Rochester, NY $47,350
Naples, FL $47,340
Trenton, NJ $47,330
Milwaukee, WI $47,300
Philadelphia, PA $47,260
Stockton, CA $47,240
Waterbury, CT $47,160
El Centro, CA $47,100
Jonesboro, AR $47,070
Santa Maria, CA $47,060
Lansing, MI $47,020
Baton Rouge, LA $46,880
Bangor, ME $46,870
Springfield, IL $46,850
Rome, GA $46,750
Chicago, IL $46,740
Durham, NC $46,720
Fargo, ND $46,710
Salem, OR $46,690
New Orleans, LA $46,610
Raleigh, NC $46,470
Oxnard, CA $46,450
Greeley, CO $46,280
Roanoke, VA $46,240
Barnstable Town, MA $46,160
Traverse City, MI $46,150
Buffalo, NY $46,110
Allentown, PA $46,100
Houma, LA $46,090
Asheville, NC $46,050
Richmond, VA $45,800
Baltimore, MD $45,780
Ocala, FL $45,750
Scranton, PA $45,740
Fresno, CA $45,730
Slidell, LA $45,710
Provo, UT $45,700
Yuba City, CA $45,690
Syracuse, NY $45,670
Coeur d'Alene, ID $45,600
Boston, MA $45,570
Ogden, UT $45,470
Kiryas Joel, NY $45,460
Palm Bay, FL $45,450
Rockford, IL $45,440
Toledo, OH $45,430
Redding, CA $45,420
Albany, NY $45,390
Peoria, IL $45,360
Cedar Rapids, IA $45,290
Lancaster, PA $45,290
Burlington, VT $45,280
Virginia Beach, VA $45,270
Bakersfield, CA $45,260
Charlotte, NC $45,250
Riverside, CA $45,250
Lexington, KY $45,240
St. Louis, MO $45,230
Tampa, FL $45,190
Sebastian, FL $45,150
Chico, CA $45,130
Kalamazoo, MI $45,110
Champaign, IL $44,990
Eugene, OR $44,990
Salt Lake City, UT $44,990
Crestview, FL $44,930
Harrisburg, PA $44,910
Miami, FL $44,890
Providence, RI $44,860
North Port, FL $44,830
Orlando, FL $44,800
Logan, UT $44,720
York, PA $44,700
Phoenix, AZ $44,690
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,690
Dover, DE $44,650
Columbia, SC $44,620
Winston, NC $44,600
Akron, OH $44,520
Cape Coral, FL $44,490
Detroit, MI $44,470
Punta Gorda, FL $44,470
Terre Haute, IN $44,470