How much do Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, the published 10th percentile is $44,440 and the 90th percentile is $62,910. The difference is $18,470, which is 41.6% 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 $44,440 to the 75th at $47,730, covers $3,290.

The mean annual wage is $48,170, which sits above the median of $44,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $46,340 for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,814, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation at $40,814 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. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 4th 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).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $38,910. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,239, against $40,814 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 138 miles away, with a median of $46,280 and employment of 200. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,127, against $40,814 here.
• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 150 miles away, with a median of $49,550 and employment of 40. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,592, against $40,814 here.