37 Series · SOC 37-3012

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$45,200

per year

Median Hourly

$21.73/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$45,960

average

Employment

25,200

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$34,590

25th Percentile

$38,040

Median

$45,200

75th Percentile

$50,960

90th Percentile

$58,910

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Massachusetts $59,550 2. New Jersey $55,680 3. North Dakota $50,670 4. Hawaii $50,040 5. Oregon $49,400

Lowest Paying States

45. Puerto Rico $23,290 46. Virgin Islands $31,400 47. Oklahoma $32,040 48. Georgia $35,750 49. West Virginia $36,860

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Massachusetts	$59,550	$60,100	N/A	+32% above national
2	New Jersey	$55,680	$52,740	680	+23% above national
3	North Dakota	$50,670	$51,480	300	+12% above national
4	Hawaii	$50,040	$49,660	60	+11% above national
5	Oregon	$49,400	$51,550	340	+9% above national
6	New York	$49,390	$51,690	190	+9% above national
7	New Mexico	$49,070	$50,840	60	+9% above national
8	Pennsylvania	$48,840	$47,030	340	+8% above national
9	Washington	$48,570	$51,130	750	+7% above national
10	Virginia	$48,400	$51,790	300	+7% above national
11	Minnesota	$48,300	$48,050	1,440	+7% above national
12	Ohio	$47,890	$46,510	730	+6% above national
13	Wyoming	$47,620	$49,680	210	+5% above national
14	Indiana	$47,540	$47,240	1,230	+5% above national
15	Delaware	$47,430	$43,070	N/A	+5% above national
16	Illinois	$47,410	$47,960	1,240	+5% above national
17	North Carolina	$47,370	$46,320	370	+5% above national
18	New Hampshire	$47,250	$48,780	70	+5% above national
19	Michigan	$46,940	$47,830	440	+4% above national
20	Tennessee	$46,720	$46,850	200	+3% above national
21	Kansas	$46,470	$46,240	410	+3% above national
22	Colorado	$46,040	$49,680	890	+2% above national
23	Arizona	$45,880	$47,300	180	+2% above national
24	South Dakota	$45,650	$45,330	690	+1% above national
25	Texas	$45,530	$47,290	1,140	+1% above national
26	Maryland	$45,250	$46,330	100	same as national
27	Alabama	$44,890	$43,820	130	1% below national
28	California	$44,540	$49,140	1,930	1% below national
29	Idaho	$44,100	$44,050	450	2% below national
30	Nebraska	$44,090	$46,900	380	2% below national
31	Wisconsin	$42,950	$45,430	N/A	5% below national
32	Kentucky	$41,890	$41,660	190	7% below national
33	Louisiana	$41,320	$41,750	130	9% below national
34	South Carolina	$40,720	$40,220	340	10% below national
35	Mississippi	$40,470	$37,230	530	10% below national
36	Florida	$40,240	$42,710	4,420	11% below national
37	Nevada	$40,170	$42,620	N/A	11% below national
38	Missouri	$39,270	$40,590	550	13% below national
39	Rhode Island	$38,720	$42,570	N/A	14% below national
40	Iowa	$38,480	$41,090	240	15% below national
41	Arkansas	$38,340	$42,500	220	15% below national
42	Utah	$38,180	$40,160	240	16% below national
43	Connecticut	$38,030	$42,450	N/A	16% below national
44	Montana	$37,960	$40,310	500	16% below national
45	West Virginia	$36,860	$37,680	40	18% below national
46	Georgia	$35,750	$37,740	660	21% below national
47	Oklahoma	$32,040	$32,770	240	29% below national
48	Virgin Islands	$31,400	$32,430	40	31% below national
49	Puerto Rico	$23,290	$26,860	100	48% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $60,310 2. Barnstable Town, MA $58,850 3. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,190 4. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $56,410 5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $55,680

Lowest Paying Metros

142. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $23,290 143. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $27,520 144. Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,060 145. Great Falls, MT $32,340 146. West Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,020

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$60,310	N/A	+33% above national
2	Barnstable Town, MA	$58,850	N/A	+30% above national
3	Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$58,190	110	+29% above national
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$56,410	170	+25% above national
5	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$55,680	560	+23% above national
6	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$55,030	60	+22% above national
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$54,640	110	+21% above national
8	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,760	80	+17% above national
9	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$52,590	40	+16% above national
10	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,280	100	+16% above national
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$51,900	140	+15% above national
12	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$51,780	40	+15% above national
13	Greeley, CO	$51,340	50	+14% above national
14	Columbus, OH	$51,220	N/A	+13% above national
15	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$51,100	480	+13% above national
16	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$50,970	60	+13% above national
17	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,810	410	+12% above national
18	North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$50,520	140	+12% above national
19	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$50,430	N/A	+12% above national
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$50,250	N/A	+11% above national
21	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$49,920	80	+10% above national
22	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$49,590	140	+10% above national
23	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$49,240	70	+9% above national
24	Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,090	190	+9% above national
25	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,000	N/A	+8% above national
26	Jackson, MS	$48,920	N/A	+8% above national
27	Fargo, ND-MN	$48,900	90	+8% above national
28	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,750	80	+8% above national
29	Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$48,670	90	+8% above national
30	Cleveland, OH	$48,570	80	+7% above national
31	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$48,570	70	+7% above national
32	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$48,270	200	+7% above national
33	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,180	30	+7% above national
34	Topeka, KS	$48,170	30	+7% above national
35	Bellingham, WA	$48,120	N/A	+6% above national
36	Rochester, MN	$48,120	70	+6% above national
37	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$48,050	60	+6% above national
38	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$47,970	170	+6% above national
39	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,790	150	+6% above national
40	Peoria, IL	$47,630	40	+5% above national
41	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$47,620	100	+5% above national
42	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,580	170	+5% above national
43	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,510	100	+5% above national
44	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$47,420	30	+5% above national
45	Salem, OR	$47,410	30	+5% above national
46	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$47,270	60	+5% above national
47	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$47,260	30	+5% above national
48	Wichita, KS	$47,240	40	+5% above national
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$47,190	400	+4% above national
50	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$47,060	130	+4% above national
51	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$47,020	30	+4% above national
52	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,940	160	+4% above national
53	Mankato, MN	$46,900	50	+4% above national
54	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$46,790	40	+4% above national
55	Yakima, WA	$46,730	40	+3% above national
56	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$46,680	90	+3% above national
57	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$46,630	270	+3% above national
58	Idaho Falls, ID	$46,610	40	+3% above national
59	Albuquerque, NM	$46,520	30	+3% above national
60	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$46,370	100	+3% above national
61	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,370	70	+3% above national
62	East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$46,270	340	+2% above national
63	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$46,040	N/A	+2% above national
64	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$45,970	160	+2% above national
65	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$45,930	130	+2% above national
66	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$45,900	280	+2% above national
67	Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$45,780	80	+1% above national
68	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$45,760	50	+1% above national
69	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,760	80	+1% above national
70	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$45,760	120	+1% above national
71	Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$45,740	30	+1% above national
72	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,610	130	+1% above national
73	Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$45,360	40	same as national
74	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$45,340	250	same as national
75	St. Louis, MO-IL	$45,200	180	same as national
76	Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$45,070	110	same as national
77	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,810	100	1% below national
78	Colorado Springs, CO	$44,650	50	1% below national
79	Evansville, IN	$44,490	50	2% below national
80	West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,210	140	2% below national
81	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$44,100	90	2% below national
82	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$44,090	130	2% below national
83	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$43,780	60	3% below national
84	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$43,710	170	3% below national
85	Madison, WI	$42,950	N/A	5% below national
86	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$42,800	90	5% below national
87	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$42,760	210	5% below national
88	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$42,720	N/A	5% below national
89	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$42,580	110	6% below national
90	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$42,500	1,120	6% below national
91	Pittsburgh, PA	$42,480	N/A	6% below national
92	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$41,960	40	7% below national
93	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$41,880	210	7% below national
94	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$41,600	40	8% below national
95	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$41,600	100	8% below national
96	Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$41,500	80	8% below national
97	Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$41,470	70	8% below national
98	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$41,180	170	9% below national
99	Columbia, SC	$41,010	90	9% below national
100	Omaha, NE-IA	$40,760	70	10% below national
101	Gainesville, FL	$40,640	40	10% below national
102	Fresno, CA	$40,580	90	10% below national
103	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$40,470	110	10% below national
104	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$40,390	N/A	11% below national
105	Salinas, CA	$40,340	140	11% below national
106	Modesto, CA	$40,200	30	11% below national
107	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$40,170	N/A	11% below national
108	Jacksonville, FL	$40,160	300	11% below national
109	Missoula, MT	$40,090	70	11% below national
110	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$40,080	510	11% below national
111	North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$39,930	30	12% below national
112	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$39,920	50	12% below national
113	Port St. Lucie, FL	$39,830	150	12% below national
114	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$39,640	80	12% below national
115	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$39,520	580	13% below national
116	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$39,270	60	13% below national
117	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$39,200	120	13% below national
118	Punta Gorda, FL	$39,120	40	13% below national
119	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$39,070	170	14% below national
120	Boise City, ID	$39,060	N/A	14% below national
121	Fort Wayne, IN	$38,960	150	14% below national
122	Tallahassee, FL	$38,800	60	14% below national
123	Ocala, FL	$38,130	50	16% below national
124	Rapid City, SD	$38,100	60	16% below national
125	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$38,070	120	16% below national
126	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$38,030	N/A	16% below national
127	High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$37,860	N/A	16% below national
128	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$37,680	60	17% below national
129	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$37,490	50	17% below national
130	North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$37,480	40	17% below national
131	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$37,440	N/A	17% below national
132	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$37,210	N/A	18% below national
133	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36,510	80	19% below national
134	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$36,370	50	20% below national
135	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$36,300	N/A	20% below national
136	Oklahoma City, OK	$36,030	N/A	20% below national
137	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$35,780	N/A	21% below national
138	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$35,360	50	22% below national
139	Billings, MT	$35,100	70	22% below national
140	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$34,320	30	24% below national
141	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$34,070	N/A	25% below national
142	West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$34,020	80	25% below national
143	Great Falls, MT	$32,340	30	28% below national
144	Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,060	50	33% below national
145	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$27,520	70	39% below national
146	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,290	90	48% below national

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