Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,300
25th Percentile Wage
$26,480
50th Percentile Wage
$28,450
75th Percentile Wage
$30,410
90th Percentile Wage
$36,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$28,450
-16.52% -14.45%
2013
$33,150
1.78% -
2012
$32,560
- -

Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,450, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the lowest paying city for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of California, following city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary of $74,660). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is about 61.9 percent (61.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.

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