Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,820
25th Percentile Wage
$39,280
50th Percentile Wage
$45,690
75th Percentile Wage
$52,670
90th Percentile Wage
$63,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,820.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,690
17.60% 9.65%
2021
$37,650
0.85% -
2020
$37,330
-7.13% -
2019
$39,990
3.48% -
2018
$38,600
-21.81% -
2017
$47,020
5.36% -
2016
$44,500
13.62% -
2015
$38,440
-1.74% -
2014
$39,110
4.76% -
2013
$37,250
-10.82% -
2012
$41,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,690 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 38.8 percent (38.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 37.7 percent (37.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$53,420
Merced
$53,150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$51,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$51,070
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$47,670
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$45,690
Stockton
$45,450
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,670
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$44,610
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$44,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$44,410
El Centro
$44,000
Napa
$43,960
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$43,560
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$43,400
Fresno
$41,670
Bakersfield-Delano
$41,200
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$39,750
Chico
$37,880
Visalia-Porterville
$37,630
Modesto
$36,720
Redding
$36,640
Salinas
$36,420
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,750
Madera-Chowchilla
$34,940
Hanford-Corcoran
$30,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$29,950
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$28,690
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$28,630
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$28,450

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.