Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,420
25th Percentile Wage
$29,420
50th Percentile Wage
$33,210
75th Percentile Wage
$40,440
90th Percentile Wage
$41,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,420.

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
$33,210
13.22% 9.42%
2021
$28,820
-32.44% -
2020
$38,170
-1.55% -
2019
$38,760
6.24% -
2018
$36,340
-0.74% -
2017
$36,610
0.74% -
2016
$36,340
-13.13% -
2015
$41,110
5.84% -
2014
$38,710
6.04% -
2013
$36,370
17.29% -
2012
$30,080
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Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,210 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lafayette
$34,260
Baton Rouge
$33,320
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$33,210
Monroe
$30,130
Shreveport-Bossier City
$27,290
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$26,890
Alexandria
$24,360
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$24,220
Lake Charles
$24,120
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$19,250
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$19,130

See also: Top paying jobs in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana.