How much do Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, the published 10th percentile is $36,830 and the 90th percentile is $62,400. The difference is $25,570, which is 55.5% 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 $38,390 to the 75th at $53,230, covers $14,840.

The mean annual wage is $47,530, which sits above the median of $46,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $46,340 for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,211, which is 11.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the California median of $45,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation at $41,211 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $48,140 and employment of 430. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,389, against $41,211 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $46,090 and employment of 190. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,301, against $41,211 here.
• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $47,100 and employment of 80. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,611, against $41,211 here.