Pest Control Workers in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,791
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$6,529
14.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,530
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$44,320
Kept after tax
$37,791
Worth in national money
$36,530
State rank
31
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Florida is 31 of 50 states for pest control workers, with a middle wage of $44,320. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Pest control workers ranks 366 among 493 occupations Florida publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $44,320 the take-home is $37,791. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,530 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $46,060, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Florida ranks 31 of 50 for pest control workers at $44,320. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 366 of 493 in Florida places pest control workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $37,791 for pest control workers, from $44,320. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,530. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $46,060 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Pest Control Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,890 |
| This salary | $44,320 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $37,791 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,791 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,360 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,320 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,854 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Florida earn less than $44,320. The published range is $34,960 up to $61,890, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $37,791 take-home in Florida comes from $44,320. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 366 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Florida, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,530, the adjusted value of that $44,320 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 366 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for pest control workers in Florida the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,960 to $61,890. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $37,791, from $44,320, assumes a single Florida filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 366 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 31 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Florida, so $36,530 — the adjusted value of that $44,320 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 366 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $46,060, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,960 and the top tenth $61,890, so most people doing this work in Florida sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Florida costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $36,530 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $37,791 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Florida is $46,060. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,960 to $61,890) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,530 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $37,791 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.