The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $36,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,950 | 7.50% | 22.56% |
| 2021 | $37,880 | 1.27% | - |
| 2020 | $37,400 | 12.83% | - |
| 2019 | $32,600 | 2.58% | - |
| 2018 | $31,760 | 5.95% | - |
| 2017 | $29,870 | -15.40% | - |
| 2016 | $34,470 | -4.55% | - |
| 2015 | $36,040 | 6.38% | - |
| 2014 | $33,740 | 1.90% | - |
| 2013 | $33,100 | 4.20% | - |
| 2012 | $31,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,950, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Virginia, followed by Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $39,640). In comparison, the median annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Richmond |