Pest Control Workers: Wages & Billed Rates by Metro (May 2024)

Across the 94 largest metros we cover, the median hourly wage for pest control workers is $21.52. Billed labor rates run higher once workers' compensation, overhead, and margin are added. Pick a metro for the full breakdown.

MetroMedian wageEst. billed rate
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$24.62$81.71–$87.93
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$24.41$67.33–$74.88
Portland-South Portland, ME$24.30$80.47–$85.37
Rochester, NY$23.83$65.63–$74.82
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$23.33$74.51–$83.21
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$23.29$79.59–$89.57
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$23.26$72.48–$85.85
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$23.10$79.58–$86.84
Colorado Springs, CO$23.03$59.43–$66.85
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$22.97$64.42–$75.21
Urban Honolulu, HI$22.82$73.67–$80.93
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$22.80$78.54–$86.41
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$22.69$55.18–$66.86
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$22.67$62.23–$74.22
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$22.65$66.22–$70.03
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$22.57$54.56–$64.39
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$22.55$73.86–$88.55
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$22.52$79.27–$81.00
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22.42$40.03–$56.73
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$22.38$45.27–$57.74
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$22.23$54.22–$66.12
Toledo, OH$22.20$77.52–$80.50
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$22.18$45.16–$52.55
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$22.17$73.93–$86.28
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$22.14$63.67–$75.11
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$22.14$62.46–$69.66
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$22.09$74.72–$82.28
Jacksonville, FL$22.08$53.48–$65.67
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$22.04$62.92–$67.88
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$22.02$67.87–$75.47
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$22.01$53.15–$65.54
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$21.98$44.03–$51.92
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$21.95$44.90–$56.97
Baton Rouge, LA$21.93$61.99–$68.59
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$21.92$73.62–$80.87
Kansas City, MO-KS$21.91$62.49–$69.56
Boise City, ID$21.89$52.57–$59.60
Richmond, VA$21.80$53.70–$59.56
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$21.79$44.60–$51.21
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$21.76$73.78–$80.52
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$21.74$63.25–$73.62
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$21.72$66.40–$75.21
Columbus, OH$21.69$74.78–$80.06
Syracuse, NY$21.69$63.04–$70.36
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$21.62$53.29–$59.78
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$21.55$74.50–$80.89
Pittsburgh, PA$21.55$62.85–$67.88
Reno, NV$21.49$63.98–$78.17
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$21.41$52.16–$58.63
Ogden, UT$21.37$51.66–$57.92
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$21.36$44.65–$50.84
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$21.33$53.20–$66.40
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$21.28$43.80–$50.45
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$21.09$51.67–$67.46
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$21.05$73.00–$81.12
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$20.97$54.72–$60.77
Stockton-Lodi, CA$20.91$73.25–$81.68
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$20.79$63.12–$76.84
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$20.78$62.93–$68.51
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$20.65$77.06–$80.55
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$20.63$53.00–$60.78
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$20.48$42.26–$57.50
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$20.46$53.43–$60.11
Cleveland, OH$20.41$62.50–$72.90
Akron, OH$19.92$62.88–$74.23
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$19.55$74.06–$80.26
Fresno, CA$19.14$61.59–$67.83
Birmingham, AL$19.13$43.88–$51.29
Chattanooga, TN-GA$19.05$43.72–$51.26
Knoxville, TN$19.00$44.66–$50.21
Wichita, KS$18.95$52.98–$59.23
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$18.68$44.19–$50.97
Jackson, MS$18.62$40.41–$54.75
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$18.61$53.31–$59.91
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$18.55$62.21–$68.56
St. Louis, MO-IL$18.54$73.70–$79.64
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$18.51$52.41–$59.43
Raleigh-Cary, NC$18.48$52.42–$58.73
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$18.46$43.87–$58.01
Lexington-Fayette, KY$18.32$50.53–$58.42
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$18.28$61.40–$68.39
Columbia, SC$18.25$43.46–$50.16
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$18.08$52.52–$59.01
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$17.99$40.41–$49.13
Oklahoma City, OK$17.98$49.64–$58.85
Omaha, NE-IA$17.98$49.75–$59.75
Tucson, AZ$17.93$43.61–$49.97
Greensboro-High Point, NC$17.84$52.12–$58.20
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$17.77$42.50–$50.21
Tulsa, OK$17.73$41.07–$50.54
Winston-Salem, NC$17.72$42.30–$49.93
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$17.58$61.25–$68.86
Albuquerque, NM$17.34$41.74–$44.33
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$13.17$34.04–$41.41

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2024 (SOC 37-2021). Billed rates are model estimates; see methodology.