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Highest-paying States for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

The highest-paying states for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,080, Vermont is the highest paying state for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $55,510). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vermont	$56,080	$36,750	0
2	New Jersey	$55,510	$39,780	150
3	New Mexico	$55,200	$29,100	40
4	Massachusetts	$54,860	$48,350	280
5	Oregon	$49,520	$35,000	240
6	Washington	$48,530	$35,440	640
7	Georgia	$48,290	$32,190	450
8	Hawaii	$46,220	$36,650	110
9	Minnesota	$46,170	$37,160	990
10	Texas	$46,150	$31,080	880
11	North Dakota	$45,760	$32,300	320
12	Ohio	$45,510	$34,010	500
13	Delaware	$45,510	$37,550	30
14	Wisconsin	$45,150	$38,790	410
15	Maryland	$44,710	$37,980	220
16	California	$44,580	$34,790	2,410
17	Pennsylvania	$44,380	$36,960	310
18	Idaho	$43,630	$32,370	260
19	Maine	$43,300	$37,440	30
20	Virginia	$43,120	$37,640	420
21	Connecticut	$42,380	$39,310	170
22	Michigan	$42,280	$27,360	440
23	Nebraska	$42,220	$33,780	410
24	Colorado	$42,220	$35,750	490
25	Indiana	$41,650	$25,560	1,400
26	Arizona	$41,440	$38,130	210
27	Alabama	$41,090	$34,050	300
28	New Hampshire	$41,050	$40,070	320
29	Illinois	$40,310	$29,680	910
30	South Dakota	$40,260	$32,450	750
31	Kansas	$39,920	$30,520	420
32	Montana	$39,860	$31,090	380
33	Iowa	$39,570	$35,420	200
34	Tennessee	$39,460	$23,320	390
35	North Carolina	$38,760	$31,430	600
36	Kentucky	$38,340	$27,650	130
37	Mississippi	$38,230	$30,800	390
38	South Carolina	$38,060	$23,920	220
39	Utah	$37,650	$29,070	120
40	Missouri	$37,420	$32,070	270
41	Florida	$37,000	$23,630	3,740
42	Oklahoma	$36,060	$28,960	130
43	Wyoming	$34,740	$27,560	190
44	New York	$34,540	$28,650	410
45	Arkansas	$34,210	$26,330	170
46	West Virginia	$33,280	$28,540	90
47	Louisiana	$33,140	$18,620	320
48	Nevada	$28,860	$28,100	340
49	Puerto Rico	$21,160	$19,580	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in those states is not available at this time.