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Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The median pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Baton Rouge, LA earns $32,580 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,282 a month.

10th percentile
$25,760
25th percentile
$25,760
Median percentile
$32,580
75th percentile
$41,870
90th percentile
$48,310

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$27,381 take-home a year
Gross pay$32,580
Federal income tax−$1,730
Social Security + Medicare−$2,492
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$977
Monthly take-home$2,282
Every two weeks$1,053

Does it go far here?

$35,889Median pay in Baton Rouge, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,135 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$413,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,060
Industrial Production Managers$139,860
Mechanical Engineers$135,530
Pharmacists$134,680
Financial Managers$129,310
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$129,260
Nurse Practitioners$129,070

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