Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Pesticide Handlers and Sprayers
Pesticide Handlers and Sprayers mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Vegetation Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers and Applicators with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $25,590 to $30,440 per year or $12 to $15 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Vegetation Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers and Applicators to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $27 | $56,030 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $21 | $43,560 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $18 | $36,630 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $15 | $30,440 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $12 | $25,590 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
ND | $24 | $50,890 |
CA | $24 | $48,900 |
NH | $22 | $46,390 |
IL | $22 | $45,940 |
OR | $21 | $44,510 |
NM | $21 | $44,140 |
OK | $21 | $43,890 |
PA | $21 | $43,690 |
WI | $21 | $42,980 |
NJ | $20 | $42,630 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Vegetation Pesticide Handler, Sprayer and Applicator is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like ND doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at ND might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Pest Control Technicians are in the states of ND, CA, NH, IL and OR.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
State Government | $55860 | $26.86 |
Real Estate | $50420 | $24.24 |
Social Advocacy Organizations | $46980 | $22.59 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools | $43670 | $21.00 |
Building Equipment Contractors | $42560 | $20.46 |
Chemical Manufacturing | $42050 | $20.22 |
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | $41370 | $19.89 |
Local Government | $39230 | $18.86 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $39050 | $18.77 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $38930 | $18.72 |
Warehousing and Storage | $38780 | $18.65 |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $38650 | $18.58 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $37210 | $17.89 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $37050 | $17.82 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $36890 | $17.74 |
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores | $35720 | $17.17 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $34910 | $16.79 |
Gasoline Stations | $34650 | $16.66 |
Utility System Construction | $34470 | $16.57 |
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $33680 | $16.19 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $31740 | $15.26 |
Employment Services | $30960 | $14.89 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $30820 | $14.82 |
Traveler Accommodation | $ | $* |
Support Activities for Crop Production | $ | $* |