How much do Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, the published 10th percentile is $37,500 and the 90th percentile is $51,310. The difference is $13,810, which is 30.3% 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 $37,500 to the 75th at $46,400, covers $8,900.

The mean annual wage is $43,140, which sits below the median of $45,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $46,340 for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,415, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Michigan median of $44,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation at $45,415 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 4th of 7 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).).

• Saginaw, MI is 60 miles away, with a median of $33,630 and employment of 60. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,000, against $45,415 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $43,900 and employment of 40. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,215, against $45,415 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $51,640 and employment of 50. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,981, against $45,415 here.