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Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Southwest Mississippi 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 Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$15,640
25th Percentile Wage	$16,290
50th Percentile Wage	$17,380
75th Percentile Wage	$18,470
90th Percentile Wage	$19,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $19,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $17,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $15,640.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$17,380	0.00%	0.00%
2012	$17,380	-	-

Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $17,380, Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Mississippi, following city of Gulfport-Biloxi (median annual salary of $38,230). Compared with the highest paying city Gulfport-Biloxi, the median annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 54.5 percent (54.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Gulfport-Biloxi	$38,230
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$32,180
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$26,400
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$17,380