Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$45,200

National average

Salary Range

$34,590 – $58,910

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$60,310$49,030$79,870
Massachusetts$59,550$48,670$79,860
Barnstable Town, MA$58,850$48,030$78,360
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$58,190$32,320$74,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$56,410$47,850$63,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$55,680$49,390$55,680
New Jersey$55,680$39,840$55,680
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$55,030$40,730$66,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$54,640$42,620$72,820
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$52,760$43,680$59,520
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$52,590$40,310$55,290
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$52,280$43,680$60,320
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$51,900$45,420$80,760
Champaign-Urbana, IL$51,780$40,460$77,850
Greeley, CO$51,340$42,790$69,120
Columbus, OH$51,220$29,600$64,760
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$51,100$40,770$63,610
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,970$37,470$53,640
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$50,810$40,720$59,700
North Dakota$50,670$42,960$60,320
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$50,520$37,440$58,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$50,430$42,430$85,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,250$36,950$60,410
Hawaii$50,040$38,100$65,080
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$49,920$40,290$61,720
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$49,590$33,800$57,920
Oregon$49,400$44,920$58,720
New York$49,390$31,740$66,680
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$49,240$43,230$56,820
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,090$39,240$60,910
New Mexico$49,070$37,570$64,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,000$46,270$49,000
Jackson, MS$48,920$24,020$48,920
Fargo, ND-MN$48,900$42,960$58,480
Pennsylvania$48,840$37,190$56,170
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,750$35,560$52,780
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$48,670$38,250$61,110
Washington$48,570$42,230$60,890
Cleveland, OH$48,570$29,010$61,900
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$48,570$39,710$57,000
Virginia$48,400$39,000$68,840
Minnesota$48,300$36,950$59,240
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$48,270$44,540$56,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,180$30,160$59,980
Topeka, KS$48,170$34,600$56,780
Rochester, MN$48,120$35,390$57,840
Bellingham, WA$48,120$47,480$56,820
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$48,050$35,160$54,610
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,970$37,460$85,660
Ohio$47,890$35,750$58,890
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,790$40,090$58,320
Peoria, IL$47,630$33,870$56,190
Wyoming$47,620$40,240$61,640
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$47,620$30,860$59,710
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,580$32,840$64,780
Indiana$47,540$36,330$58,240
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,510$40,140$54,820
Delaware$47,430$29,170$56,970
Grand Forks, ND-MN$47,420$33,280$56,980
Salem, OR$47,410$46,020$56,410
Illinois$47,410$36,930$58,320
North Carolina$47,370$37,180$54,690
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$47,270$34,420$75,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$47,260$39,200$70,340
New Hampshire$47,250$43,670$52,990
Wichita, KS$47,240$38,260$55,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$47,190$37,280$87,230
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,060$38,050$56,160
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$47,020$33,840$47,460
Michigan$46,940$40,210$55,290
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$46,940$30,260$55,290
Mankato, MN$46,900$46,240$54,830
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$46,790$43,400$50,770
Yakima, WA$46,730$35,040$55,170
Tennessee$46,720$38,890$49,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,680$43,580$89,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,630$30,790$57,080
Idaho Falls, ID$46,610$36,370$80,290
Albuquerque, NM$46,520$37,570$50,220
Kansas$46,470$34,560$57,590
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,370$37,780$54,160
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$46,370$38,950$51,050
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$46,270$36,050$61,000
Colorado$46,040$39,520$65,680
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,040$40,630$74,370
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$45,970$39,640$52,920
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$45,930$41,250$58,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,900$39,840$56,170
Arizona$45,880$40,310$57,600
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$45,780$38,520$57,200
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$45,760$34,940$48,720
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$45,760$37,750$59,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$45,760$32,340$52,760
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,740$29,360$74,030
South Dakota$45,650$35,910$56,230
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$45,610$37,790$52,930
Texas$45,530$30,790$66,450
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$45,360$38,520$61,270
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,340$29,890$57,830
Maryland$45,250$39,990$53,410
St. Louis, MO-IL$45,200$38,320$52,360
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$45,070$34,500$58,240
Alabama$44,890$33,850$52,050
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$44,810$38,230$55,530
Colorado Springs, CO$44,650$39,150$69,360
California$44,540$36,400$76,930
Evansville, IN$44,490$35,680$53,770
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$44,210$35,430$50,910
Idaho$44,100$33,840$58,560
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$44,100$32,290$57,280
Nebraska$44,090$37,810$60,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$44,090$38,520$52,090
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$43,780$39,990$51,860
Naples-Marco Island, FL$43,710$34,230$57,830
Wisconsin$42,950$40,970$57,020
Madison, WI$42,950$42,950$48,200
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$42,800$30,970$48,640
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$42,760$33,980$59,100
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$42,720$38,720$56,410
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$42,580$33,260$56,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$42,500$33,270$56,060
Pittsburgh, PA$42,480$36,510$50,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA$41,960$38,330$72,140
Kentucky$41,890$33,850$48,800
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$41,880$35,870$54,170
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$41,600$35,150$58,870
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$41,600$37,440$51,540
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$41,500$22,420$45,670
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$41,470$34,500$58,520
Louisiana$41,320$32,820$52,010
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$41,180$35,370$58,630
Columbia, SC$41,010$29,430$49,230
Omaha, NE-IA$40,760$37,300$69,040
South Carolina$40,720$28,460$49,230
Gainesville, FL$40,640$30,990$55,650
Fresno, CA$40,580$36,790$55,310
Mississippi$40,470$22,420$48,920
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$40,470$26,150$51,800
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$40,390$35,610$45,990
Salinas, CA$40,340$37,300$53,610
Florida$40,240$32,290$57,160
Modesto, CA$40,200$36,620$82,000
Nevada$40,170$31,970$59,290
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$40,170$31,970$50,740
Jacksonville, FL$40,160$30,840$56,410
Missoula, MT$40,090$31,290$47,160
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$40,080$30,880$57,630
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$39,930$31,260$59,740
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$39,920$28,960$56,290
Port St. Lucie, FL$39,830$33,490$57,270
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$39,640$31,480$50,340
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$39,520$32,290$57,910
Missouri$39,270$34,760$46,380
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$39,270$29,670$57,660
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$39,200$29,970$55,930
Punta Gorda, FL$39,120$29,280$56,290
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$39,070$29,710$54,080
Boise City, ID$39,060$33,840$54,420
Fort Wayne, IN$38,960$36,330$50,000
Tallahassee, FL$38,800$32,780$54,670
Rhode Island$38,720$38,720$46,820
Iowa$38,480$36,220$48,030
Arkansas$38,340$30,180$59,980
Utah$38,180$30,070$51,150
Ocala, FL$38,130$29,880$58,980
Rapid City, SD$38,100$35,670$47,170
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$38,070$31,160$51,330
Connecticut$38,030$36,040$55,680
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,030$38,030$44,230
Montana$37,960$31,140$52,140
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$37,860$30,070$54,550
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$37,680$36,950$52,190
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$37,490$34,500$42,010
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$37,480$32,570$55,860
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$37,440$37,440$53,450
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,210$35,120$70,750
West Virginia$36,860$32,950$44,540
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$36,510$35,190$44,580
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$36,370$36,040$50,050
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$36,300$36,300$50,960
Oklahoma City, OK$36,030$25,960$41,600
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$35,780$35,420$45,470
Georgia$35,750$31,410$45,310
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$35,360$30,040$45,910
Billings, MT$35,100$31,760$48,810
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$34,320$26,210$47,760
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$34,070$29,920$48,110
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$34,020$31,000$49,680
Great Falls, MT$32,340$30,280$45,650
Oklahoma$32,040$24,940$40,970
Virgin Islands$31,400$31,400$34,110
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$30,060$28,710$40,970
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$27,520$23,550$47,950
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,290$23,270$32,340
Puerto Rico$23,290$23,270$32,900

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation make?▾

The median annual salary for a Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation is $45,200, with a typical range of $34,590 – $58,910 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation?▾

Entry-level Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation positions typically start around $34,590 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetations earn the most?▾

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetations tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.