Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $34K, rent takes 87.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $700/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetations typically earn — is $32K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,921/month.

Local pay runs 26% below the national median — $34K here vs. $46K nationally.

East Georgia nonmetropolitan area pays $34K median vs. the U.S. average of $46K — that’s -26%.

The median is $34,110 a year, that works out to about $16 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $32,010, and experienced pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetations can clear $46,690. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $2,335/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 87.5% 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.

East Georgia 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 pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation salary is worth about $34,110 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.