Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation in California
Local pay for pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 37-3012
$45,070
median pay, California
2,260
employed in California
-2.7%
vs U.S. median
+3.8%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation in California earn between $38,940 and $53,400 a year; the U.S. median is $46,340.
$38,180
P10
$45,070
MEDIAN
$53,400
P75
$64,680
P90
Pay by metro in California
$54,420
$48,140
$47,880
$47,430
$47,100
$46,110
$46,090
$44,890
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