Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,580
25th Percentile Wage
$32,730
50th Percentile Wage
$36,970
75th Percentile Wage
$41,990
90th Percentile Wage
$49,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,580.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,970
5.11% 3.14%
2016
$35,080
-2.82% -
2015
$36,070
-2.05% -
2014
$36,810
-13.01% -
2013
$41,600
13.92% -
2012
$35,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Pesticide Handler, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Newark-Union with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,970 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Newark-Union is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 17.8 percent (17.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$48,340
Lancaster
$48,140
Pittsburgh
$40,310
Reading
$38,420
Newark-Union
$36,970
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,260
Philadelphia
$36,090
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$32,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$31,490
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$30,390