How much do Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, the published 10th percentile is $38,910 and the 90th percentile is $53,500. The difference is $14,590, which is 37.5% 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 $38,910 to the 75th at $46,330, covers $7,420.

The mean annual wage is $44,430, which sits above the median of $38,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 16% lower than the national median of $46,340 for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,239, which is 19.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% lower than the Maryland median of $44,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation at $37,239 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $44,440. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,814, against $37,239 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $46,280 and employment of 200. That median is 18.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,127, against $37,239 here.
• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 171 miles away, with a median of $49,550 and employment of 40. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,592, against $37,239 here.