The highest-paying states for pest control workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of pest control workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $49,750, Minnesota is the highest paying state for pest control workers. It is followed by Montana (average annual salary $49,080). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of pest control workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $49,750 |
$36,380 | 500 |
| 2 | Montana | $49,080 |
$26,890 | 80 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $48,600 |
$38,890 | 1,580 |
| 4 | South Dakota | $47,290 |
$31,160 | 110 |
| 5 | Washington | $46,900 |
$36,420 | 1,410 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $46,560 |
$37,030 | 680 |
| 7 | New York | $46,400 |
$35,980 | 3,790 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $46,120 |
$36,620 | 2,350 |
| 9 | Colorado | $45,990 |
$34,970 | 860 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $45,970 |
$35,970 | 550 |
| 11 | Maine | $45,630 |
$28,330 | 270 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $44,810 |
$35,400 | 330 |
| 13 | California | $44,580 |
$35,780 | 12,280 |
| 14 | Alaska | $44,450 |
$34,320 | 50 |
| 15 | Vermont | $44,410 |
$29,960 | 80 |
| 16 | Oregon | $43,940 |
$34,410 | 690 |
| 17 | Delaware | $43,670 |
$37,990 | 230 |
| 18 | Nevada | $43,110 |
$31,470 | 770 |
| 19 | District of Columbia | $42,110 |
$35,360 | 40 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $41,020 |
$31,290 | 1,640 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $39,450 |
$28,350 | 250 |
| 22 | Arizona | $38,500 |
$31,520 | 3,170 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $38,270 |
$29,230 | 50 |
| 24 | Kansas | $38,070 |
$27,650 | 760 |
| 25 | Virginia | $38,050 |
$24,800 | 3,020 |
| 26 | Missouri | $37,990 |
$29,420 | 1,560 |
| 27 | Ohio | $37,930 |
$31,250 | 2,000 |
| 28 | Illinois | $37,730 |
$28,680 | 2,360 |
| 29 | Indiana | $37,730 |
$29,950 | 1,350 |
| 30 | Michigan | $37,670 |
$29,970 | 1,260 |
| 31 | Utah | $37,650 |
$30,370 | 960 |
| 32 | West Virginia | $37,560 |
$28,000 | 290 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $37,530 |
$22,260 | 1,890 |
| 34 | Florida | $37,510 |
$30,960 | 9,820 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $37,400 |
$32,010 | 360 |
| 36 | Georgia | $37,190 |
$28,070 | 5,450 |
| 37 | Hawaii | $37,150 |
$31,500 | 580 |
| 38 | Idaho | $37,090 |
$30,620 | 400 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $37,090 |
$26,020 | 2,450 |
| 40 | Maryland | $37,070 |
$26,900 | 1,600 |
| 41 | Iowa | $37,030 |
$28,270 | 480 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $36,600 |
$28,800 | 3,140 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $36,100 |
$27,410 | 4,010 |
| 44 | Texas | $35,940 |
$27,850 | 8,520 |
| 45 | Alabama | $35,560 |
$22,410 | 2,480 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $35,510 |
$28,320 | 990 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $35,310 |
$27,020 | 1,100 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $34,570 |
$28,860 | 1,220 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $34,410 |
$23,310 | 880 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $33,810 |
$23,920 | 360 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $33,680 |
$22,870 | 70 |
| 52 | Guam | $28,360 |
$18,790 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $24,810 |
$18,150 | 330 |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $24,580 |
$22,600 | 30 |