How much do Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, the published 10th percentile is $34,680 and the 90th percentile is $47,210. The difference is $12,530, which is 35.6% 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 $34,680 to the 75th at $46,490, covers $11,810.

The mean annual wage is $40,120, which sits above the median of $35,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 24% lower than the national median of $46,340 for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,140, which is 24.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.1% lower than the Florida median of $45,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation at $35,140 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 13th of 13 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).).

• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $44,690 and employment of 60. That median is 26.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,459, against $35,140 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $43,840 and employment of 90. That median is 24.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,838, against $35,140 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $46,210 and employment of 870. That median is 31.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,480, against $35,140 here.