Pest Control Workers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $47K, rent takes 53.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,728/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,000/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new pest control workers typically earn — is $37K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,205/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $47K locally vs. $45K nationally, a 3% difference.

Arizona nonmetropolitan area pays $47K median vs. the U.S. average of $45K — that’s +3%.

The median is $46,750 a year, that works out to about $22 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $36,750, and experienced pest control workers can clear $59,080. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,203/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,728/month, which eats 53.9% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Arizona nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median pest control workers salary is worth about $46,750 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.