Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,760
25th Percentile Wage
$30,950
50th Percentile Wage
$39,160
75th Percentile Wage
$46,950
90th Percentile Wage
$50,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,760.

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
$39,160
1.53% -17.11%
2021
$38,560
-10.76% -
2020
$42,710
-1.64% -
2019
$43,410
0.99% -
2018
$42,980
-6.70% -
2017
$45,860
0.00% -
2012
$45,860
- -

Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Champaign-Urbana with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,160 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Champaign-Urbana is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 49.4 percent (49.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rockford.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$51,170
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$42,070
Springfield
$41,630
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$40,310
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,870
Champaign-Urbana
$39,160
Bloomington
$38,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,760
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$35,370
Bloomington-Normal
$34,770
Decatur
$32,630
Peoria
$31,460
Rockford
$19,820

See also: Top paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.