How much do Pest Control Workers make in Grand Junction, CO?

Percentile spread

For Pest Control Workers, the published 10th percentile is $40,270 and the 90th percentile is $61,840. The difference is $21,570, which is 44.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,380 to the 75th at $60,980, covers $13,600.

The mean annual wage is $52,670, which sits above the median of $48,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Junction, CO median is 7.5% higher than the national median of $45,250 for Pest Control Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,945, which is 12.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Colorado median of $48,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Junction, CO is 95.476, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pest Control Workers at $50,945 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pest Control Workers. Grand Junction, CO ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 193 miles away, with a median of $50,110 and employment of 570. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,371, against $50,945 here.
• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 194 miles away, with a median of $49,460 and employment of 50. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,908, against $50,945 here.

Employment share

Pest Control Workers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Junction, CO (70 of 67,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (102,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.58 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.