Pay by state · 44 states
Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation Salary by State (2026)
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation earn the most in Massachusetts at $62,980 a year and the least in Louisiana at $26,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $46,340. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $62,980Massachusetts
- National median
- $46,340BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,220Louisiana
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $62,980 | $51,850 | $63,320 | N/A | $59,552 |
| 2 | DEDelaware | $54,190 | $49,360 | $54,190 | 40 | $54,294 |
| 3 | OROregon | $51,590 | $48,020 | $61,260 | 290 | $49,912 |
| 4 | HIHawaii | $51,240 | $39,310 | $54,540 | 60 | $46,603 |
| 5 | NDNorth Dakota | $50,490 | $46,800 | $56,160 | 280 | $56,756 |
| 6 | OHOhio | $50,060 | $40,560 | $55,020 | 490 | $53,959 |
| 7 | WYWyoming | $49,190 | $46,780 | $50,990 | 120 | $53,069 |
| 8 | KSKansas | $49,090 | $43,050 | $54,470 | 520 | $54,503 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $49,030 | $45,570 | $56,650 | 950 | $49,716 |
| 10 | PAPennsylvania | $48,870 | $44,760 | $52,330 | 360 | $50,086 |
| 11 | AZArizona | $48,630 | $46,700 | $55,100 | 210 | $48,303 |
| 12 | VAVirginia | $48,610 | $40,670 | $57,600 | 240 | $48,079 |
| 13 | INIndiana | $48,500 | $46,280 | $53,380 | 950 | $51,967 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $48,380 | $45,760 | $55,120 | 220 | $44,829 |
| 15 | RIRhode Island | $48,360 | $40,000 | $59,200 | 100 | $47,282 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $48,280 | $43,660 | $50,760 | 1,040 | $48,300 |
| 17 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,240 | $41,000 | $51,840 | 360 | $51,142 |
| 18 | NVNevada | $48,030 | $42,930 | $70,540 | 100 | $48,040 |
| 19 | IDIdaho | $47,630 | $46,690 | $48,140 | 610 | $49,877 |
| 20 | NENebraska | $47,500 | $41,490 | $49,230 | 380 | $52,717 |
| 21 | WAWashington | $47,360 | $41,610 | $54,530 | 470 | $44,256 |
| 22 | TNTennessee | $47,340 | $45,480 | $49,610 | N/A | $51,529 |
| 23 | COColorado | $47,020 | $44,780 | $60,370 | 960 | $45,627 |
| 24 | IAIowa | $46,740 | $40,040 | $48,520 | 600 | $53,258 |
| 25 | SDSouth Dakota | $46,320 | $39,050 | $48,450 | 460 | $52,288 |
| 26 | WIWisconsin | $46,190 | $44,280 | $55,350 | 540 | $49,089 |
| 27 | UTUtah | $45,430 | $41,600 | $58,460 | 360 | $45,952 |
| 28 | FLFlorida | $45,210 | $38,600 | $47,310 | 4,530 | $43,717 |
| 29 | CACalifornia | $45,070 | $38,940 | $53,400 | 2,260 | $40,706 |
| 30 | MOMissouri | $44,990 | $38,560 | $48,600 | 450 | $49,539 |
| 31 | MIMichigan | $44,460 | $37,500 | $47,630 | 860 | $46,208 |
| 32 | MDMaryland | $44,440 | $38,910 | $46,330 | N/A | $42,340 |
| 33 | NJNew Jersey | $44,330 | $41,120 | $49,010 | 320 | $40,743 |
| 34 | ALAlabama | $43,440 | $38,420 | $46,370 | 320 | $48,906 |
| 35 | MEMaine | $40,200 | $37,800 | $40,210 | 60 | $41,422 |
| 36 | KYKentucky | $39,380 | $36,520 | $47,120 | 290 | $43,678 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $39,080 | $36,190 | $46,340 | 1,300 | $40,584 |
| 38 | NMNew Mexico | $38,740 | $32,660 | $46,940 | 120 | $42,012 |
| 39 | SCSouth Carolina | $38,100 | $35,660 | $44,190 | 610 | $40,640 |
| 40 | ARArkansas | $37,860 | $35,040 | $44,720 | 490 | $43,549 |
| 41 | MTMontana | $37,760 | $35,810 | $46,070 | 630 | $39,896 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $36,870 | $33,040 | $42,310 | 370 | $41,973 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $35,770 | $26,970 | $50,470 | 650 | $41,137 |
| 44 | LALouisiana | $26,220 | $25,750 | $48,700 | 220 | $29,726 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $62,980, while Massachusetts leads once prices are taken into account at $59,552.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation at $62,980 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Delaware ($54,190) and Oregon ($51,590).
Which state pays Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation at $26,220 a year, $36,760 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Massachusetts first at $59,552 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $62,980. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.