Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The average Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania earns $48,870 a year.

$48,870 / year, mean
↑ 3.3% above national average 100th percentile in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia sits at the very top of the range for this role in Pennsylvania — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. 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 Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
200
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.8%
Cost of living 103 #37 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $390,463 #56 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $89,273 #27 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Philadelphia ranks #37 for cost of living and #56 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. Philadelphia
Bakersfield, California$43,570-10.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$44,430-9.1%
Bend, Oregon$51,110+4.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$45,970-5.9%
Champaign, Illinois$54,760+12.1%
Chicago, Illinois$51,940+6.3%
Crestview, Florida$44,500-8.9%
Deltona, Florida$41,880-14.3%
Detroit, Michigan$43,140-11.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$46,650-4.5%
Fresno, California$44,160-9.6%
Gainesville, Florida$42,080-13.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$46,470-4.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$51,050+4.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$43,350-11.3%
Kennewick, Washington$48,330-1.1%
Lafayette, Indiana$50,270+2.9%
Lakeland, Florida$42,680-12.7%
Lansing, Michigan$42,930-12.2%
Los Angeles, California$55,610+13.8%
Miami, Florida$46,300-5.3%
Modesto, California$47,180-3.5%
Naples, Florida$46,270-5.3%
New York, New York$47,770-2.3%
Sarasota, Florida$45,300-7.3%
Ocala, Florida$41,540-15.0%
Orlando, Florida$45,430-7.0%
Oxnard, California$46,070-5.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$43,480-11.0%
Panama City, Florida$44,430-9.1%
Peoria, Illinois$46,200-5.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$43,720-10.5%
Portland, Oregon$61,370+25.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$40,120-17.9%
Punta Gorda, Florida$44,940-8.0%
Riverside, California$45,440-7.0%
Sacramento, California$49,100+0.5%
Saginaw, Michigan$37,890-22.5%
Salinas, California$43,560-10.9%
San Diego, California$47,530-2.7%
San Francisco, California$56,540+15.7%
San Jose, California$52,340+7.1%
Santa Maria, California$45,880-6.1%
Seattle, Washington$57,510+17.7%
Sebastian, Florida$46,280-5.3%
Spokane, Washington$50,050+2.4%
Stockton, California$49,410+1.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$39,520-19.1%
Tampa, Florida$43,200-11.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$50,840+4.0%
Visalia, California$41,360-15.4%
Yakima, Washington$43,760-10.5%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
48,870/yr
Estimated take-home
39,947/yr
Est. total withheld
18.3%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 37980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
CamdenWilmington
Multi-state area: PA;NJ;DE;MD
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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Where this is

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
6,241,882