Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation salary
The median pay for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in the United States is $46,340 a year. About 27,050 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,570
- 25th percentile
- $39,160
- Median percentile
- $46,340
- 75th percentile
- $51,240
- 90th percentile
- $61,420
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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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Delaware $54,190
- Oregon $51,590
- Hawaii $51,240
- North Dakota $50,490
- Ohio $50,060
- Wyoming $49,190
- Kansas $49,090
- Minnesota $49,030
- Pennsylvania $48,870
- Arizona $48,630
- Virginia $48,610
- Indiana $48,500
- New York $48,380
- Rhode Island $48,360
- Illinois $48,280
- North Carolina $48,240
- Nevada $48,030
- Idaho $47,630
- Nebraska $47,500
- Washington $47,360
- Colorado $47,020
- Iowa $46,740
- South Dakota $46,320
- Wisconsin $46,190
- Utah $45,430
- Florida $45,210
- California $45,070
- Missouri $44,990
- Michigan $44,460
- New Jersey $44,330
- Alabama $43,440
- Maine $40,200
- Kentucky $39,380
- Georgia $39,080
- New Mexico $38,740
- South Carolina $38,100
- Arkansas $37,860
- Montana $37,760
- Oklahoma $36,870
- Mississippi $35,770
- Louisiana $26,220
By metro area
- Portland, OR $58,550
- Columbus, OH $55,830
- Seattle, WA $54,530
- San Francisco, CA $54,420
- Cleveland, OH $51,640
- Indianapolis, IN $51,220
- Cincinnati, OH $50,350
- Bend, OR $50,150
- Denver, CO $50,150
- Champaign, IL $49,740
- Chicago, IL $49,550
- Rochester, MN $49,550
- Virginia Beach, VA $49,550
- Raleigh, NC $49,060
- Lafayette, IN $49,040
- Phoenix, AZ $48,860
- Providence, RI $48,360
- Kansas City, MO $48,350
- Spokane, WA $48,290
- Omaha, NE $48,160
- Los Angeles, CA $48,140
- St. Louis, MO $47,930
- Sacramento, CA $47,880
- Sioux City, IA $47,770
- Cedar Rapids, IA $47,710
- Boise City, ID $47,630
- Minneapolis, MN $47,560
- Wilmington, NC $47,480
- San Jose, CA $47,430
- Grand Forks, ND $47,320
- Idaho Falls, ID $47,320
- Salt Lake City, UT $47,260
- Twin Falls, ID $47,230
- Oxnard, CA $47,100
- Wichita, KS $47,010
- Sioux Falls, SD $46,930
- Des Moines, IA $46,900
- Fort Wayne, IN $46,860
- Milwaukee, WI $46,800
- North Port, FL $46,680
- Springfield, MO $46,630
- Fargo, ND $46,390
- Brunswick, GA $46,310
- Philadelphia, PA $46,280
- Miami, FL $46,210
- Riverside, CA $46,090
- Davenport, IA $46,000
- Naples, FL $45,880
- Kennewick, WA $45,690
- Topeka, KS $45,670
- Peoria, IL $45,610
- Memphis, TN $45,290
- Ogden, UT $45,160
- Pittsburgh, PA $45,070
- Grand Rapids, MI $44,950
- Stockton, CA $44,890
- Charlotte, NC $44,820
- Punta Gorda, FL $44,790
- Sebastian, FL $44,690
- Las Vegas, NV $44,630
- Fayetteville, AR $44,420
- Madison, WI $44,280
- Lakeland, FL $43,920
- Lansing, MI $43,900
- Palm Bay, FL $43,840
- Cape Coral, FL $43,680
- New York, NY $43,680
- Fort Collins, CO $43,560
- Crestview, FL $43,160
- Jacksonville, FL $43,010
- Panama City, FL $42,890
- Greeley, CO $42,670
- Provo, UT $42,610
- Columbia, SC $42,510
- Bozeman, MT $42,180
- Salinas, CA $41,540
- Tampa, FL $41,390
- Albuquerque, NM $41,290
- Santa Maria, CA $41,140
- Yakima, WA $40,880
- Bakersfield, CA $40,750
- Modesto, CA $40,560
- Charleston, SC $40,490
- Fresno, CA $39,940
- Deltona, FL $39,440
- Jonesboro, AR $39,280
- Rapid City, SD $39,280
- Grand Island, NE $39,160
- Gainesville, FL $38,890
- Augusta, GA $38,580
- Ocala, FL $38,500
- Daphne, AL $38,420
- Missoula, MT $38,260
- Little Rock, AR $37,800
- Tallahassee, FL $37,670
- Hilton Head Island, SC $36,840
- Billings, MT $36,630
- Myrtle Beach, SC $36,470
- Great Falls, MT $36,290
- Jackson, MS $35,320
- Saginaw, MI $33,630
- Baton Rouge, LA $32,580