The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Augusta-Richmond 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37,060 | 4.32% | 6.15% |
| 2019 | $35,460 | -3.95% | - |
| 2018 | $36,860 | 4.18% | - |
| 2017 | $35,320 | 1.53% | - |
| 2016 | $34,780 | 29.50% | - |
| 2015 | $24,520 | -21.53% | - |
| 2014 | $29,800 | 3.36% | - |
| 2013 | $28,800 | -20.76% | - |
| 2012 | $34,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,060, Augusta-Richmond County is the second highest paying city for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $45,120). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Augusta-Richmond County is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort |