37 Series · SOC 37-2021
Pest Control Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $45,250
- Median / year
- +1.2%
- 2024→2025
- $61,890
- Top 10% earn
- +4.9%
- Growth '24–'34
- 102,620
- Estimated US jobs
Pest Control Workers earn a median of $45,250 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $45,250, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $34,680 (10th percentile) to $61,890 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 102,620 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($51,300).
The pay verdict
Pest Control Workers earn a median of $45,250, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 20% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance, it ranks #6 of 10 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.9% by 2034.
- $45,250
- Median annual wage
- Top 80%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #6 of 10
- in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $51,300. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Pest Control Workers moved from $37,330 in May 2019 to $45,250 in May 2025 (+21.2%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Pest Control Workers sits -3.2 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) has a national median of $45,250 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $34,680 to $61,890, and the published mean is $46,400. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 102,620 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 323 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $44,730 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $45,250 in May 2025, a rise of $520 (+1.2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 13,400 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $51,300, which is +13% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Reno, NV at $58,910. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$45,250
per year
Median Hourly
$21.75/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$46,400
average
Employment
102,620
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Pest Control Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$45,250 Bottom 20% higher than 20% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$45,250 · 20th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 37-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Pest Control Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Janitors and Cleaner…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2%, Median annual wage $36840
- Landscaping and Grou…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.6%, Median annual wage $39150
- Maids and Housekeepi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.4%, Median annual wage $35510
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $49100
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $58430
- Pest Control Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $45250
- Tree Trimmers and Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $50960
- Pesticide Handlers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $46340
- Building Cleaning Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $44040
- Grounds Maintenance …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $46860
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.9%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
13,400
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+5,100
102,400 (2024) → 107,500 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
6.2/100K
Injury Rate
2.8/100
Danger Index
14.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Pest Control Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Record work activities performed.
- ▸ Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
- ▸ Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.
- ▸ Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
- ▸ Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.
- ▸ Clean work site after completion of job.
- ▸ Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
- ▸ Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
- ▸ Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
- ▸ Set mechanical traps, or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, or ditches.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Pest Control Workers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $32,160 |
| 2016 | $33,040 |
| 2017 | $34,370 |
| 2018 | $35,610 |
| 2019 | $37,330 |
| 2020 | $37,820 |
| 2021 | $37,540 |
| 2022 | $38,310 |
| 2023 | $43,470 |
| 2024 | $44,730 |
| 2025 | $45,250 |
2015 median
$32,160
2025 median
$45,250
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$7,920 (+21.2%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.3%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $32,160 | First banked release | 70,250 |
| May 2016 | $33,040 | +2.7% | 72,830 |
| May 2017 | $34,370 | +4.0% | 75,130 |
| May 2018 | $35,610 | +3.6% | 77,300 |
| May 2019 | $37,330 | Classification break | 79,450 |
| May 2020 | $37,820 | +1.3% | 79,560 |
| May 2021 | $37,540 | -0.7% | 85,370 |
| May 2022 | $38,310 | +2.1% | 91,160 |
| May 2023 | $43,470 | +13.5% | 93,760 |
| May 2024 | $44,730 | +2.9% | 96,110 |
| May 2025 | $45,250 | +1.2% | 102,620 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $32,160 in May 2015 to $45,250 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 79,450 in May 2019 to 102,620 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $51,300 | +13% above national |
| 2 | South Dakota | $49,920 | +10% above national |
| 3 | Nevada | $49,240 | +9% above national |
| 4 | Connecticut | $49,010 | +8% above national |
| 5 | New Jersey | $48,780 | +8% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $48,650 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $48,570 | +7% above national |
| 8 | New York | $48,530 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Maine | $48,340 | +7% above national |
| 10 | North Dakota | $48,020 | +6% above national |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $48,000 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Maryland | $47,360 | +5% above national |
| 13 | California | $47,190 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Alaska | $46,900 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Oregon | $46,570 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Illinois | $46,450 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Vermont | $46,320 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Virginia | $45,950 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $45,720 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $45,560 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $45,350 | same as national |
| 22 | Delaware | $45,300 | same as national |
| 23 | Iowa | $45,290 | same as national |
| 24 | Rhode Island | $45,030 | same as national |
| 25 | North Carolina | $44,740 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Utah | $44,740 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Louisiana | $44,570 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Wyoming | $44,500 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $44,470 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Arizona | $44,430 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Florida | $44,320 | 2% below national |
| 32 | South Carolina | $43,130 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Missouri | $42,690 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Kentucky | $42,310 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Montana | $41,730 | 8% below national |
| 36 | Minnesota | $41,640 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Idaho | $40,220 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $40,110 | 11% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $39,690 | 12% below national |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $39,050 | 14% below national |
| 41 | Nebraska | $38,960 | 14% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $38,690 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Indiana | $38,600 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 45 | Georgia | $37,860 | 16% below national |
| 46 | Arkansas | $37,710 | 17% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $37,660 | 17% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $37,510 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $37,200 | 18% below national |
| 50 | New Mexico | $37,070 | 18% below national |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $36,330 | 20% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $28,340 | 37% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $23,410 | 48% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reno, NV | $58,910 | +30% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $58,380 | +29% above national |
| 3 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $55,390 | +22% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $53,380 | +18% above national |
| 5 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $53,050 | +17% above national |
| 6 | Kingston, NY | $52,700 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $50,440 | +11% above national |
| 8 | Vallejo, CA | $50,420 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $50,110 | +11% above national |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,940 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $49,750 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $49,550 | +10% above national |
| 13 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $49,460 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,460 | +9% above national |
| 15 | New Haven, CT | $49,330 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $49,240 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $49,030 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $48,860 | +8% above national |
| 19 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $48,670 | +8% above national |
| 20 | Grand Junction, CO | $48,640 | +7% above national |
| 21 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $48,530 | +7% above national |
| 22 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,500 | +7% above national |
| 23 | Colorado Springs, CO | $48,480 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $48,460 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $48,420 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,340 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $48,200 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $48,140 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $48,010 | +6% above national |
| 30 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $48,000 | +6% above national |
| 31 | Salinas, CA | $47,860 | +6% above national |
| 32 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $47,720 | +5% above national |
| 33 | Spartanburg, SC | $47,630 | +5% above national |
| 34 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $47,610 | +5% above national |
| 35 | Modesto, CA | $47,480 | +5% above national |
| 36 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,470 | +5% above national |
| 37 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $47,430 | +5% above national |
| 38 | Rochester, NY | $47,350 | +5% above national |
| 39 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $47,340 | +5% above national |
| 40 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $47,330 | +5% above national |
| 41 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,300 | +5% above national |
| 42 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $47,260 | +4% above national |
| 43 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $47,240 | +4% above national |
| 44 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,190 | +4% above national |
| 45 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $47,160 | +4% above national |
| 46 | El Centro, CA | $47,100 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Jonesboro, AR | $47,070 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $47,060 | +4% above national |
| 49 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $47,020 | +4% above national |
| 50 | Baton Rouge, LA | $46,880 | +4% above national |
| 51 | Bangor, ME | $46,870 | +4% above national |
| 52 | Springfield, IL | $46,850 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Rome, GA | $46,750 | +3% above national |
| 54 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $46,740 | +3% above national |
| 55 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,720 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Fargo, ND-MN | $46,710 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Salem, OR | $46,690 | +3% above national |
| 58 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,610 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,470 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,450 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Greeley, CO | $46,280 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Roanoke, VA | $46,240 | +2% above national |
| 63 | Barnstable Town, MA | $46,160 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Traverse City, MI | $46,150 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $46,110 | +2% above national |
| 66 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $46,100 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $46,090 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Asheville, NC | $46,050 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Richmond, VA | $45,800 | +1% above national |
| 70 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $45,780 | +1% above national |
| 71 | Ocala, FL | $45,750 | +1% above national |
| 72 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $45,740 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Fresno, CA | $45,730 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $45,710 | +1% above national |
| 75 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $45,700 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Yuba City, CA | $45,690 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Syracuse, NY | $45,670 | +1% above national |
| 78 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $45,600 | +1% above national |
| 79 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,570 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Ogden, UT | $45,470 | same as national |
| 81 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,460 | same as national |
| 82 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,450 | same as national |
| 83 | Rockford, IL | $45,440 | same as national |
| 84 | Toledo, OH | $45,430 | same as national |
| 85 | Redding, CA | $45,420 | same as national |
| 86 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $45,390 | same as national |
| 87 | Peoria, IL | $45,360 | same as national |
| 88 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $45,290 | same as national |
| 89 | Lancaster, PA | $45,290 | same as national |
| 90 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $45,280 | same as national |
| 91 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,270 | same as national |
| 92 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $45,260 | same as national |
| 93 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,250 | same as national |
| 94 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $45,250 | same as national |
| 95 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $45,240 | same as national |
| 96 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,230 | same as national |
| 97 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,190 | same as national |
| 98 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,150 | same as national |
| 99 | Chico, CA | $45,130 | same as national |
| 100 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $45,110 | same as national |
| 101 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $44,990 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $44,990 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $44,990 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $44,930 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $44,910 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,890 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $44,860 | 1% below national |
| 108 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $44,830 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $44,800 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Logan, UT-ID | $44,720 | 1% below national |
| 111 | York-Hanover, PA | $44,700 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $44,690 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,690 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Dover, DE | $44,650 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Columbia, SC | $44,620 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Winston-Salem, NC | $44,600 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Akron, OH | $44,520 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $44,490 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $44,470 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Punta Gorda, FL | $44,470 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Terre Haute, IN | $44,470 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Florence, SC | $44,460 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,460 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $44,430 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Pittsburgh, PA | $44,370 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Boise City, ID | $44,360 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,350 | 2% below national |
| 128 | Gainesville, FL | $44,300 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Warner Robins, GA | $44,250 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Medford, OR | $44,220 | 2% below national |
| 131 | Lawton, OK | $44,210 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Lincoln, NE | $44,170 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,170 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $44,130 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $44,080 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $43,960 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Lynchburg, VA | $43,680 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $43,600 | 4% below national |
| 139 | Jacksonville, FL | $43,580 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,530 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $43,500 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Columbia, MO | $43,370 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $43,230 | 4% below national |
| 144 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $43,130 | 5% below national |
| 145 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $42,890 | 5% below national |
| 146 | Fayetteville, NC | $42,760 | 6% below national |
| 147 | Cleveland, OH | $42,150 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Knoxville, TN | $41,710 | 8% below national |
| 149 | Mobile, AL | $41,450 | 8% below national |
| 150 | Springfield, MO | $41,450 | 8% below national |
| 151 | Evansville, IN | $41,440 | 8% below national |
| 152 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $41,080 | 9% below national |
| 153 | Reading, PA | $40,800 | 10% below national |
| 154 | Columbus, OH | $40,460 | 11% below national |
| 155 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $40,280 | 11% below national |
| 156 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $40,150 | 11% below national |
| 157 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $40,150 | 11% below national |
| 158 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $39,860 | 12% below national |
| 159 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,730 | 12% below national |
| 160 | Tulsa, OK | $39,670 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Oklahoma City, OK | $39,610 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Idaho Falls, ID | $39,600 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $39,530 | 13% below national |
| 164 | Madison, WI | $39,520 | 13% below national |
| 165 | Tallahassee, FL | $39,350 | 13% below national |
| 166 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $39,310 | 13% below national |
| 167 | Birmingham, AL | $39,300 | 13% below national |
| 168 | Huntsville, AL | $39,300 | 13% below national |
| 169 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,200 | 13% below national |
| 170 | Elizabethtown, KY | $39,150 | 13% below national |
| 171 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $39,150 | 13% below national |
| 172 | Lafayette, LA | $39,150 | 13% below national |
| 173 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $39,110 | 14% below national |
| 174 | Merced, CA | $38,950 | 14% below national |
| 175 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $38,920 | 14% below national |
| 176 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,910 | 14% below national |
| 177 | Decatur, AL | $38,760 | 14% below national |
| 178 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $38,740 | 14% below national |
| 179 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $38,560 | 15% below national |
| 180 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $38,500 | 15% below national |
| 181 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $38,440 | 15% below national |
| 182 | Omaha, NE-IA | $38,430 | 15% below national |
| 183 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 184 | Dothan, AL | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 185 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 186 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 187 | Gainesville, GA | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 188 | Jackson, TN | $38,410 | 15% below national |
| 189 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,330 | 15% below national |
| 190 | Jacksonville, NC | $38,140 | 16% below national |
| 191 | Eau Claire, WI | $38,130 | 16% below national |
| 192 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $38,110 | 16% below national |
| 193 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,100 | 16% below national |
| 194 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $38,090 | 16% below national |
| 195 | Manhattan, KS | $38,070 | 16% below national |
| 196 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $38,060 | 16% below national |
| 197 | Montgomery, AL | $37,990 | 16% below national |
| 198 | Charleston, WV | $37,950 | 16% below national |
| 199 | Wilmington, NC | $37,920 | 16% below national |
| 200 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $37,850 | 16% below national |
| 201 | Alexandria, LA | $37,840 | 16% below national |
| 202 | Visalia, CA | $37,820 | 16% below national |
| 203 | Wichita, KS | $37,810 | 16% below national |
| 204 | Jackson, MS | $37,730 | 17% below national |
| 205 | Santa Fe, NM | $37,700 | 17% below national |
| 206 | Tucson, AZ | $37,670 | 17% below national |
| 207 | Fort Wayne, IN | $37,630 | 17% below national |
| 208 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $37,450 | 17% below national |
| 209 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $37,440 | 17% below national |
| 210 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,430 | 17% below national |
| 211 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $37,420 | 17% below national |
| 212 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $37,410 | 17% below national |
| 213 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $37,360 | 17% below national |
| 214 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,310 | 18% below national |
| 215 | Sebring, FL | $37,280 | 18% below national |
| 216 | Corpus Christi, TX | $37,270 | 18% below national |
| 217 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,200 | 18% below national |
| 218 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $37,120 | 18% below national |
| 219 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $36,900 | 18% below national |
| 220 | Monroe, LA | $36,820 | 19% below national |
| 221 | Lubbock, TX | $36,780 | 19% below national |
| 222 | Yuma, AZ | $36,780 | 19% below national |
| 223 | Albuquerque, NM | $36,560 | 19% below national |
| 224 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,450 | 19% below national |
| 225 | Muncie, IN | $36,420 | 20% below national |
| 226 | Waco, TX | $36,420 | 20% below national |
| 227 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $36,410 | 20% below national |
| 228 | Lake Charles, LA | $36,350 | 20% below national |
| 229 | Johnson City, TN | $36,190 | 20% below national |
| 230 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $36,060 | 20% below national |
| 231 | Savannah, GA | $35,970 | 21% below national |
| 232 | Amarillo, TX | $35,890 | 21% below national |
| 233 | St. George, UT | $35,780 | 21% below national |
| 234 | Wichita Falls, TX | $35,690 | 21% below national |
| 235 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $35,210 | 22% below national |
| 236 | Tyler, TX | $34,940 | 23% below national |
| 237 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34,400 | 24% below national |
| 238 | Columbus, GA-AL | $33,770 | 25% below national |
| 239 | Burlington, NC | $33,560 | 26% below national |
| 240 | Hattiesburg, MS | $33,180 | 27% below national |
| 241 | El Paso, TX | $30,330 | 33% below national |
| 242 | Albany, GA | $30,310 | 33% below national |
| 243 | Valdosta, GA | $29,310 | 35% below national |
| 244 | Laredo, TX | $28,370 | 37% below national |
| 245 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $23,570 | 48% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 37 (Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
SOC 37-2019
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
SOC 37-1011
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
SOC 37-1012
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
SOC 37-3019
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
SOC 37-2011
Showing 5 of 9 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($45,250 here) and reported employment (102,620 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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