SOC 37-2021 · Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Pest Control Workers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$45,250

U.S. median hourly wage$21.75

U.S. employment102,620

Nationally, pest control workers earned a median of $45,250 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 102,620 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Pest Control Workers: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$51,300	$24.66	1,430	0.4
South Dakota	$49,920	$24.00	190	0.4
Nevada	$49,240	$23.67	790	0.5
Connecticut	$49,010	$23.56	880	0.5
New Jersey	$48,780	$23.45	2,270	0.5
Colorado	$48,650	$23.39	970	0.3
Hawaii	$48,570	$23.35	740	1.2
New York	$48,530	$23.33	4,220	0.4
Maine	$48,340	$23.24	320	0.5
North Dakota	$48,020	$23.09	120	0.3
New Hampshire	$48,000	$23.08	260	0.4
Maryland	$47,360	$22.77	1,670	0.6
California	$47,190	$22.69	Not published	Not published
Alaska	$46,900	$22.55	40	0.1
Oregon	$46,570	$22.39	740	0.4
Illinois	$46,450	$22.33	2,470	0.4
Vermont	$46,320	$22.27	80	0.3
Virginia	$45,950	$22.09	3,040	0.7
Pennsylvania	$45,720	$21.98	2,260	0.4
Massachusetts	$45,560	$21.90	1,900	0.5
Wisconsin	$45,350	$21.81	1,060	0.4
Delaware	$45,300	$21.78	300	0.6
Iowa	$45,290	$21.78	540	0.3
Rhode Island	$45,030	$21.65	270	0.5
North Carolina	$44,740	$21.51	4,870	1.0
Utah	$44,740	$21.51	1,050	0.6
Louisiana	$44,570	$21.43	1,930	1.0
Wyoming	$44,500	$21.40	50	0.2
Michigan	$44,470	$21.38	1,460	0.3
Arizona	$44,430	$21.36	3,200	1.0
Florida	$44,320	$21.31	12,400	1.2
South Carolina	$43,130	$20.73	2,660	1.2
Missouri	$42,690	$20.53	1,440	0.5
Kentucky	$42,310	$20.34	1,030	0.5
Montana	$41,730	$20.06	100	0.2
Minnesota	$41,640	$20.02	670	0.2
Idaho	$40,220	$19.34	620	0.7
Ohio	$40,110	$19.28	2,170	0.4
Tennessee	$39,690	$19.08	3,340	1.0
Oklahoma	$39,050	$18.77	1,310	0.8
Nebraska	$38,960	$18.73	460	0.5
Kansas	$38,690	$18.60	760	0.5
Indiana	$38,600	$18.56	1,670	0.5
Alabama	$38,410	$18.47	2,540	1.2
Georgia	$37,860	$18.20	5,770	1.2
Arkansas	$37,710	$18.13	1,030	0.8
Texas	$37,660	$18.11	9,470	0.7
West Virginia	$37,510	$18.03	460	0.7
Mississippi	$37,200	$17.89	960	0.8
New Mexico	$37,070	$17.82	320	0.4
Virgin Islands	$36,330	$17.47	30	1.0
Guam	$28,340	$13.63	40	0.7
Puerto Rico	$23,410	$11.25	300	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 246 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Pest Control Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Reno, NV	$58,910	$28.32	160	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,380	$28.07	670	0.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$55,390	$26.63	100	1.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$53,380	$25.66	1,210	0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$53,050	$25.51	590	0.5
Kingston, NY	$52,700	$25.34	50	0.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$50,440	$24.25	50	0.6
Vallejo, CA	$50,420	$24.24	110	0.7
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$50,110	$24.09	570	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$49,940	$24.01	4,380	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$49,750	$23.92	180	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,550	$23.82	200	0.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$49,460	$23.78	50	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$49,460	$23.78	30	0.3
New Haven, CT	$49,330	$23.72	150	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$49,240	$23.67	540	0.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$49,030	$23.57	90	1.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$48,860	$23.49	30	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$48,670	$23.40	340	0.6
Grand Junction, CO	$48,640	$23.38	70	1.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$48,530	$23.33	400	0.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,500	$23.32	40	0.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,480	$23.31	100	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$48,460	$23.30	80	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$48,420	$23.28	1,860	1.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,340	$23.24	220	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$48,200	$23.17	200	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$48,140	$23.15	220	1.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,010	$23.08	1,630	0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$48,000	$23.08	120	1.0
Salinas, CA	$47,860	$23.01	130	0.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$47,720	$22.94	80	0.6
Spartanburg, SC	$47,630	$22.90	70	0.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$47,610	$22.89	70	0.4
Modesto, CA	$47,480	$22.83	160	0.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,470	$22.82	1,230	0.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,430	$22.80	500	0.4
Rochester, NY	$47,350	$22.76	310	0.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$47,340	$22.76	190	1.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$47,330	$22.76	110	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$47,300	$22.74	420	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$47,260	$22.72	1,350	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$47,240	$22.71	230	0.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$47,190	$22.69	Not published	Not published
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$47,160	$22.67	120	0.7
El Centro, CA	$47,100	$22.64	40	0.6
Jonesboro, AR	$47,070	$22.63	30	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$47,060	$22.62	140	0.7
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$47,020	$22.60	80	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,880	$22.54	390	0.9
Bangor, ME	$46,870	$22.53	30	0.4
Springfield, IL	$46,850	$22.53	70	0.7
Rome, GA	$46,750	$22.48	60	1.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$46,740	$22.47	1,710	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$46,720	$22.46	210	0.6
Fargo, ND-MN	$46,710	$22.46	40	0.3
Salem, OR	$46,690	$22.45	60	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$46,610	$22.41	450	1.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$46,470	$22.34	820	1.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$46,450	$22.33	340	1.0
Greeley, CO	$46,280	$22.25	70	0.6
Roanoke, VA	$46,240	$22.23	90	0.6
Barnstable Town, MA	$46,160	$22.19	120	1.3
Traverse City, MI	$46,150	$22.19	70	1.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,110	$22.17	150	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$46,100	$22.16	100	0.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$46,090	$22.16	110	1.4
Asheville, NC	$46,050	$22.14	150	0.8
Richmond, VA	$45,800	$22.02	420	0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,780	$22.01	870	0.6
Ocala, FL	$45,750	$21.99	210	1.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$45,740	$21.99	80	0.3
Fresno, CA	$45,730	$21.99	480	1.0
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$45,710	$21.97	110	1.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$45,700	$21.97	450	1.5
Yuba City, CA	$45,690	$21.97	70	1.4
Syracuse, NY	$45,670	$21.96	100	0.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$45,600	$21.92	40	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$45,570	$21.91	1,170	0.4
Ogden, UT	$45,470	$21.86	180	0.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$45,460	$21.86	140	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$45,450	$21.85	340	1.4
Rockford, IL	$45,440	$21.85	40	0.3
Toledo, OH	$45,430	$21.84	110	0.4
Redding, CA	$45,420	$21.84	120	1.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$45,390	$21.82	270	0.6
Peoria, IL	$45,360	$21.81	110	0.6
Cedar Rapids, IA	$45,290	$21.78	50	0.4
Lancaster, PA	$45,290	$21.77	90	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$45,280	$21.77	50	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$45,270	$21.77	860	1.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$45,260	$21.76	320	1.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$45,250	$21.75	1,270	0.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$45,250	$21.75	1,540	0.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$45,240	$21.75	110	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$45,230	$21.74	670	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$45,190	$21.73	1,820	1.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$45,150	$21.71	100	1.7
Chico, CA	$45,130	$21.70	130	1.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$45,110	$21.69	70	0.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$44,990	$21.63	30	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$44,990	$21.63	60	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$44,990	$21.63	270	0.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$44,930	$21.60	220	1.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$44,910	$21.59	190	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$44,890	$21.58	2,480	0.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$44,860	$21.57	400	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$44,830	$21.55	550	1.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$44,800	$21.54	1,560	1.1
Logan, UT-ID	$44,720	$21.50	30	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$44,700	$21.49	80	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$44,690	$21.49	2,180	0.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,690	$21.49	280	1.6
Dover, DE	$44,650	$21.47	50	0.8
Columbia, SC	$44,620	$21.45	440	1.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$44,600	$21.44	200	0.7
Akron, OH	$44,520	$21.40	140	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$44,490	$21.39	600	2.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$44,470	$21.38	730	0.4
Punta Gorda, FL	$44,470	$21.38	200	3.5
Terre Haute, IN	$44,470	$21.38	50	0.7
Florence, SC	$44,460	$21.38	120	1.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$44,460	$21.38	340	0.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$44,430	$21.36	340	1.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$44,370	$21.33	420	0.4
Boise City, ID	$44,360	$21.33	330	0.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$44,350	$21.32	1,050	1.0
Gainesville, FL	$44,300	$21.30	110	0.8
Warner Robins, GA	$44,250	$21.28	80	1.1
Medford, OR	$44,220	$21.26	30	0.4
Lawton, OK	$44,210	$21.26	40	1.0
Lincoln, NE	$44,170	$21.24	80	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,170	$21.24	400	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$44,130	$21.22	240	0.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$44,080	$21.19	150	0.3
Homosassa Springs, FL	$43,960	$21.14	100	2.9
Lynchburg, VA	$43,680	$21.00	50	0.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$43,600	$20.96	1,100	0.9
Jacksonville, FL	$43,580	$20.95	1,030	1.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$43,530	$20.93	510	1.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$43,500	$20.91	580	0.5
Columbia, MO	$43,370	$20.85	40	0.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$43,230	$20.78	120	0.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$43,130	$20.73	180	2.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$42,890	$20.62	430	0.4
Fayetteville, NC	$42,760	$20.56	160	1.2
Cleveland, OH	$42,150	$20.27	310	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$41,710	$20.05	460	1.1
Mobile, AL	$41,450	$19.93	210	1.2
Springfield, MO	$41,450	$19.93	150	0.7
Evansville, IN	$41,440	$19.92	160	1.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$41,080	$19.75	80	0.8
Reading, PA	$40,800	$19.61	80	0.4
Columbus, OH	$40,460	$19.45	500	0.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$40,280	$19.37	50	0.6
Clarksville, TN-KY	$40,150	$19.31	130	1.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$40,150	$19.30	220	0.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$39,860	$19.17	650	1.1
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$39,730	$19.10	150	1.6
Tulsa, OK	$39,670	$19.07	370	0.8
Oklahoma City, OK	$39,610	$19.04	570	0.8
Idaho Falls, ID	$39,600	$19.04	40	0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$39,530	$19.00	320	1.4
Madison, WI	$39,520	$19.00	120	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$39,350	$18.92	170	0.9
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$39,310	$18.90	170	0.5
Birmingham, AL	$39,300	$18.89	660	1.3
Huntsville, AL	$39,300	$18.89	280	1.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$39,200	$18.84	80	0.8
Elizabethtown, KY	$39,150	$18.82	30	0.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$39,150	$18.82	120	0.8
Lafayette, LA	$39,150	$18.82	210	1.2
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$39,110	$18.80	130	2.2
Merced, CA	$38,950	$18.73	70	0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$38,920	$18.71	3,430	1.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$38,910	$18.71	310	1.6
Decatur, AL	$38,760	$18.63	70	1.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$38,740	$18.63	590	0.5
Canton-Massillon, OH	$38,560	$18.54	80	0.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$38,500	$18.51	170	1.9
Texarkana, TX-AR	$38,440	$18.48	50	0.8
Omaha, NE-IA	$38,430	$18.47	250	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$38,410	$18.46	280	1.1
Dothan, AL	$38,410	$18.47	90	1.5
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$38,410	$18.47	80	1.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,410	$18.47	70	0.8
Gainesville, GA	$38,410	$18.47	80	0.7
Jackson, TN	$38,410	$18.47	100	1.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,330	$18.43	2,870	0.7
Jacksonville, NC	$38,140	$18.34	70	1.4
Eau Claire, WI	$38,130	$18.33	80	1.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$38,110	$18.32	70	0.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$38,100	$18.32	270	1.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$38,090	$18.31	50	0.6
Manhattan, KS	$38,070	$18.30	40	0.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$38,060	$18.30	180	1.2
Montgomery, AL	$37,990	$18.26	120	0.7
Charleston, WV	$37,950	$18.25	70	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$37,920	$18.23	360	1.9
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$37,850	$18.20	160	2.1
Alexandria, LA	$37,840	$18.19	70	1.2
Visalia, CA	$37,820	$18.19	200	1.1
Wichita, KS	$37,810	$18.18	150	0.5
Jackson, MS	$37,730	$18.14	180	0.7
Santa Fe, NM	$37,700	$18.13	50	0.7
Tucson, AZ	$37,670	$18.11	550	1.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$37,630	$18.09	100	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$37,450	$18.01	570	0.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$37,440	$18.00	40	1.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$37,430	$18.00	140	1.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$37,420	$17.99	80	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$37,410	$17.99	730	0.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$37,360	$17.96	40	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,310	$17.94	310	0.9
Sebring, FL	$37,280	$17.92	50	1.9
Corpus Christi, TX	$37,270	$17.92	120	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$37,200	$17.89	2,170	0.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$37,120	$17.85	80	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$36,900	$17.74	150	0.9
Monroe, LA	$36,820	$17.70	80	1.0
Lubbock, TX	$36,780	$17.68	100	0.6
Yuma, AZ	$36,780	$17.68	60	0.8
Albuquerque, NM	$36,560	$17.58	180	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$36,450	$17.53	80	0.6
Muncie, IN	$36,420	$17.51	60	1.3
Waco, TX	$36,420	$17.51	70	0.5
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$36,410	$17.51	110	2.4
Lake Charles, LA	$36,350	$17.48	120	1.2
Johnson City, TN	$36,190	$17.40	90	1.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$36,060	$17.34	80	0.3
Savannah, GA	$35,970	$17.29	230	1.1
Amarillo, TX	$35,890	$17.26	50	0.4
St. George, UT	$35,780	$17.20	90	1.0
Wichita Falls, TX	$35,690	$17.16	30	0.6
Killeen-Temple, TX	$35,210	$16.93	100	0.7
Tyler, TX	$34,940	$16.80	110	0.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$34,400	$16.54	70	0.4
Columbus, GA-AL	$33,770	$16.24	170	1.5
Burlington, NC	$33,560	$16.14	50	0.8
Hattiesburg, MS	$33,180	$15.95	70	1.1
El Paso, TX	$30,330	$14.58	130	0.4
Albany, GA	$30,310	$14.57	Not published	Not published
Valdosta, GA	$29,310	$14.09	70	1.3
Laredo, TX	$28,370	$13.64	50	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,570	$11.33	230	0.3
Odessa, TX	Not published	Not published	100	1.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.