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Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$17,160
25th Percentile Wage	$18,690
50th Percentile Wage	$27,190
75th Percentile Wage	$35,570
90th Percentile Wage	$40,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,160.

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 2018.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	6-Year Growth
2018	$27,190	9.60%	-17.69%
2017	$24,580	-30.19%	-
2016	$32,000	-5.53%	-
2015	$33,770	2.28%	-
2014	$33,000	3.03%	-
2012	$32,000	-	-

Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,190, South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Kentucky, following city of Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $40,360). Compared with the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower.

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