The annual salary statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $35,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,070.
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 | $49,090 | 4.60% | 35.26% |
| 2021 | $46,830 | 18.19% | - |
| 2020 | $38,310 | 6.40% | - |
| 2019 | $35,860 | 4.21% | - |
| 2018 | $34,350 | -6.96% | - |
| 2017 | $36,740 | -3.51% | - |
| 2016 | $38,030 | 4.44% | - |
| 2015 | $36,340 | 9.93% | - |
| 2014 | $32,730 | 5.41% | - |
| 2013 | $30,960 | -2.65% | - |
| 2012 | $31,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,090, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $49,880). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.