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Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation salary in Louisiana

The median pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Louisiana earns $26,220 a year, 43% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,868 a month.

10th percentile
$23,990
25th percentile
$25,750
Median percentile
$26,220
75th percentile
$48,700
90th percentile
$48,700

Based on 220 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

$22,416 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,220
Federal income tax−$1,012
Social Security + Medicare−$2,006
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$787
Monthly take-home$1,868
Every two weeks$862

Does it go far here?

$29,726Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

All pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana