Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,010
25th Percentile Wage
$32,650
50th Percentile Wage
$35,390
75th Percentile Wage
$38,120
90th Percentile Wage
$46,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,010.

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
$35,390
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$35,390
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Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Louisville-Jefferson County with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,390 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Louisville-Jefferson County is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 23.2 percent (23.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lexington-Fayette
$40,360
Evansville
$38,480
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$36,360
Louisville-Jefferson County
$35,390
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$34,170
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$27,190

See also: Top paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.