Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary — Fort Wayne, Indiana

The average Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation in Fort Wayne, Indiana earns $46,650 a year.

$46,650 / year, mean
↓ 1.4% below national average 33th percentile in Indiana

Fort Wayne pays below most of Indiana for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Indiana

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.7%
Cost of living 93 #135 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1484 #39 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $259,816 #129 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $69,378 #111 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Fort Wayne ranks #135 for cost of living and #129 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Portland $61,370 Seattle $57,510 San Francisco $56,540 Los Angeles $55,610 Champaign $54,760 San Jose $52,340 Chicago $51,940 Bend $51,110 Indianapolis $51,050 Virginia Beach $50,840 Lafayette $50,270 Spokane $50,050 Stockton $49,410 Sacramento $49,100 Philadelphia $48,870 Kennewick $48,330 New York $47,770 San Diego $47,530 Modesto $47,180 Fort Wayne $46,650 Grand Rapids $46,470 Miami $46,300 Sebastian $46,280 Naples $46,270 Peoria $46,200 Oxnard $46,070 Fort Myers $45,970 Santa Maria $45,880 Riverside $45,440 Orlando $45,430 Sarasota $45,300 Punta Gorda $44,940 Crestview $44,500 Baltimore $44,430 Panama City $44,430 Fresno $44,160 Yakima $43,760 Pittsburgh $43,720 Bakersfield $43,570 Salinas $43,560 Palm Bay $43,480 Jacksonville $43,350 Tampa $43,200 Detroit $43,140 Lansing $42,930 Lakeland $42,680 Gainesville $42,080 Deltona $41,880 Ocala $41,540 Visalia $41,360 Port St. Lucie $40,120 Tallahassee $39,520 Saginaw $37,890
CityMean salaryvs. Fort Wayne
Bakersfield, California$43,570-6.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$44,430-4.8%
Bend, Oregon$51,110+9.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$45,970-1.5%
Champaign, Illinois$54,760+17.4%
Chicago, Illinois$51,940+11.3%
Crestview, Florida$44,500-4.6%
Deltona, Florida$41,880-10.2%
Detroit, Michigan$43,140-7.5%
Fresno, California$44,160-5.3%
Gainesville, Florida$42,080-9.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$46,470-0.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$51,050+9.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$43,350-7.1%
Kennewick, Washington$48,330+3.6%
Lafayette, Indiana$50,270+7.8%
Lakeland, Florida$42,680-8.5%
Lansing, Michigan$42,930-8.0%
Los Angeles, California$55,610+19.2%
Miami, Florida$46,300-0.8%
Modesto, California$47,180+1.1%
Naples, Florida$46,270-0.8%
New York, New York$47,770+2.4%
Sarasota, Florida$45,300-2.9%
Ocala, Florida$41,540-11.0%
Orlando, Florida$45,430-2.6%
Oxnard, California$46,070-1.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$43,480-6.8%
Panama City, Florida$44,430-4.8%
Peoria, Illinois$46,200-1.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,870+4.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$43,720-6.3%
Portland, Oregon$61,370+31.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$40,120-14.0%
Punta Gorda, Florida$44,940-3.7%
Riverside, California$45,440-2.6%
Sacramento, California$49,100+5.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$37,890-18.8%
Salinas, California$43,560-6.6%
San Diego, California$47,530+1.9%
San Francisco, California$56,540+21.2%
San Jose, California$52,340+12.2%
Santa Maria, California$45,880-1.7%
Seattle, Washington$57,510+23.3%
Sebastian, Florida$46,280-0.8%
Spokane, Washington$50,050+7.3%
Stockton, California$49,410+5.9%
Tallahassee, Florida$39,520-15.3%
Tampa, Florida$43,200-7.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$50,840+9.0%
Visalia, California$41,360-11.3%
Yakima, Washington$43,760-6.2%
Gross salary
46,650/yr
Estimated take-home
37,568/yr
Est. total withheld
19.5%

Single filer, federal + Indiana state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 37-3012 SOC code
Official area Fort Wayne, IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 23060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: in_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
451,440