Lawn & Turf Care Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 37-3012 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,990	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.95
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$58,550	100	0.47	0.96
Columbus, OH	$55,830	70	0.37	1.09
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$54,530	110	0.31	0.75
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$54,420	100	0.23	0.73
Cleveland, OH	$51,640	50	0.27	1.03
Boulder, CO	$51,270	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.74
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$51,220	330	1.69	1.04
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,350	70	0.36	1.00
Bend, OR	$50,150	30	1.81	0.92
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$50,150	430	1.52	0.80
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$49,740	40	1.92	0.98
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,600	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.98
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,550	280	0.36	0.91
Rochester, MN	$49,550	70	3.07	0.82
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$49,550	40	0.32	1.00
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$49,060	90	0.69	0.94
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$49,040	50	2.64	1.01
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,860	170	0.4	0.95
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$48,360	120	0.96	0.90
Kansas City, MO-KS	$48,350	170	0.89	0.95
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$48,290	50	1.11	0.88
Omaha, NE-IA	$48,160	50	0.58	0.97
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,140	430	0.4	0.86
St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,930	150	0.62	0.96
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$47,880	100	0.56	0.80
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$47,770	40	2.79	1.02
Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,710	50	1.87	0.97
Boise City, ID	$47,630	320	4.72	0.97
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$47,560	320	0.95	0.80
Wilmington, NC	$47,480	30	0.92	1.04
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,430	70	0.34	0.56
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$47,320	30	3.33	0.95
Idaho Falls, ID	$47,320	50	3.82	1.01
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,310	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.01
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$47,260	120	0.83	0.86
Twin Falls, ID	$47,230	40	4.32	1.04
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,100	80	1.5	0.90
Wichita, KS	$47,010	40	0.83	0.99
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$46,930	90	2.77	0.98
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$46,900	100	1.42	0.91
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,860	90	2.24	0.98
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$46,800	80	0.58	0.91
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$46,680	230	3.86	0.98
Springfield, MO	$46,630	30	0.81	1.02
Fargo, ND-MN	$46,390	80	3.04	0.91
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$46,310	50	5.63	1.10
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$46,280	200	0.4	0.85
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$46,210	870	1.78	0.95
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,110	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.79
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,090	190	0.64	0.95
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$46,000	60	1.76	0.95
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$45,880	190	6.18	0.96
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$45,690	40	1.86	0.80
Topeka, KS	$45,670	50	2.3	0.92
Peoria, IL	$45,610	40	1.47	0.92
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$45,550	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.87
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,290	160	1.54	0.97
Ogden, UT	$45,160	30	0.73	0.92
Pittsburgh, PA	$45,070	40	0.22	0.91
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$44,950	130	1.25	0.94
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$44,890	60	1.23	0.92
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$44,820	90	0.38	0.90
Punta Gorda, FL	$44,790	30	3.45	0.98
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$44,690	60	5.79	0.98
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$44,630	50	0.27	0.96
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$44,440	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.63
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$44,420	50	1.1	0.95
Madison, WI	$44,280	110	1.58	0.76
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$43,920	120	2.57	0.95
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$43,900	40	1.16	0.83
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$43,840	90	2.01	0.89
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$43,680	190	3.59	0.93
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$43,680	240	0.14	0.71
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$43,560	70	2.54	0.79
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$43,160	50	2.16	0.91
Jacksonville, FL	$43,010	250	1.89	0.88
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$42,890	30	2.01	0.95
Greeley, CO	$42,670	90	4.52	0.77
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$42,610	80	1.49	0.89
Columbia, SC	$42,510	110	1.57	0.92
Bozeman, MT	$42,180	80	6.49	0.77
Salinas, CA	$41,540	220	6.74	0.88
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$41,390	440	1.76	0.85
Albuquerque, NM	$41,290	50	0.78	0.86
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$41,140	60	1.85	0.80
Yakima, WA	$40,880	80	4.91	0.86
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$40,750	40	0.72	0.86
Modesto, CA	$40,560	50	1.45	0.80
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$40,490	100	1.41	0.82
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$40,390	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.79
Fresno, CA	$39,940	200	2.43	0.85
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$39,440	100	2.63	0.88
Jonesboro, AR	$39,280	40	3.47	0.93
Rapid City, SD	$39,280	40	3.08	0.85
Grand Island, NE	$39,160	40	5.21	0.79
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$38,910	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.66
Gainesville, FL	$38,890	60	2.13	0.83
Visalia, CA	$38,720	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.86
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$38,580	40	0.95	0.84
Ocala, FL	$38,500	50	2.59	0.88
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$38,420	50	3.21	1.00
Missoula, MT	$38,260	60	5.37	0.80
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,800	100	1.57	0.83
Tallahassee, FL	$37,670	80	2.37	0.81
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$36,840	50	3.63	0.84
Billings, MT	$36,630	110	6.95	0.75
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$36,470	70	2.83	0.96
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,460	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.77
Great Falls, MT	$36,290	40	6.12	0.78
Jackson, MS	$35,320	120	2.46	0.82
Port St. Lucie, FL	$35,220	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.76
Saginaw, MI	$33,630	60	3.98	0.73
Baton Rouge, LA	$32,580	40	0.56	0.67
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$26,220	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.55

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.10	$46,310	5.63
Columbus, OH	1.09	$55,830	0.37
Twin Falls, ID	1.04	$47,230	4.32
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.04	$51,220	1.69
Wilmington, NC	1.04	$47,480	0.92
Cleveland, OH	1.03	$51,640	0.27
Springfield, MO	1.02	$46,630	0.81
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.02	$47,770	2.79
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.01	$47,310	Not published by BLS
Idaho Falls, ID	1.01	$47,320	3.82
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.01	$49,040	2.64
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.00	$50,350	0.36
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.00	$49,550	0.32
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.00	$38,420	3.21
Wichita, KS	0.99	$47,010	0.83
Punta Gorda, FL	0.98	$44,790	3.45
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.98	$49,600	Not published by BLS
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.98	$46,680	3.86
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	0.98	$44,690	5.79
Fort Wayne, IN	0.98	$46,860	2.24
Champaign-Urbana, IL	0.98	$49,740	1.92
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.98	$46,930	2.77
Boise City, ID	0.97	$47,630	4.72
Omaha, NE-IA	0.97	$48,160	0.58
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.97	$47,710	1.87
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.97	$45,290	1.54
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.96	$58,550	0.47
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	0.96	$36,470	2.83
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.96	$45,880	6.18
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.96	$47,930	0.62
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.96	$44,630	0.27
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.95	$44,420	1.1
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	0.95	$42,890	2.01
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.95	$46,090	0.64
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.95	$43,920	2.57
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.95	$48,350	0.89
Grand Forks, ND-MN	0.95	$47,320	3.33
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.95	$48,860	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.95	$46,210	1.78
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	0.95	$46,000	1.76
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.95	$62,990	Not published by BLS
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.94	$44,950	1.25
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.94	$49,060	0.69
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.93	$43,680	3.59
Jonesboro, AR	0.93	$39,280	3.47
Ogden, UT	0.92	$45,160	0.73
Topeka, KS	0.92	$45,670	2.3
Peoria, IL	0.92	$45,610	1.47
Bend, OR	0.92	$50,150	1.81
Stockton-Lodi, CA	0.92	$44,890	1.23
Columbia, SC	0.92	$42,510	1.57
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.91	$46,800	0.58
Fargo, ND-MN	0.91	$46,390	3.04
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.91	$43,160	2.16
Pittsburgh, PA	0.91	$45,070	0.22
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.91	$49,550	0.36
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.91	$46,900	1.42
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.90	$48,360	0.96
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.90	$47,100	1.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.90	$44,820	0.38
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.89	$43,840	2.01
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.89	$42,610	1.49
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.88	$48,290	1.11
Jacksonville, FL	0.88	$43,010	1.89
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.88	$39,440	2.63
Salinas, CA	0.88	$41,540	6.74
Ocala, FL	0.88	$38,500	2.59
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.87	$45,550	Not published by BLS
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.86	$48,140	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	0.86	$41,290	0.78
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	0.86	$40,750	0.72
Visalia, CA	0.86	$38,720	Not published by BLS
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.86	$47,260	0.83
Yakima, WA	0.86	$40,880	4.91
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.85	$46,280	0.4
Fresno, CA	0.85	$39,940	2.43
Rapid City, SD	0.85	$39,280	3.08
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.85	$41,390	1.76
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	0.84	$36,840	3.63
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.84	$38,580	0.95
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.83	$43,900	1.16
Gainesville, FL	0.83	$38,890	2.13
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.83	$37,800	1.57
Jackson, MS	0.82	$35,320	2.46
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.82	$40,490	1.41
Rochester, MN	0.82	$49,550	3.07
Tallahassee, FL	0.81	$37,670	2.37
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.80	$50,150	1.52
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.80	$47,560	0.95
Modesto, CA	0.80	$40,560	1.45
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.80	$47,880	0.56
Missoula, MT	0.80	$38,260	5.37
Kennewick-Richland, WA	0.80	$45,690	1.86
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.80	$41,140	1.85
Grand Island, NE	0.79	$39,160	5.21
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.79	$40,390	Not published by BLS
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.79	$43,560	2.54
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.79	$46,110	Not published by BLS
Great Falls, MT	0.78	$36,290	6.12
Greeley, CO	0.77	$42,670	4.52
Oklahoma City, OK	0.77	$36,460	Not published by BLS
Bozeman, MT	0.77	$42,180	6.49
Madison, WI	0.76	$44,280	1.58
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.76	$35,220	Not published by BLS
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.75	$54,530	0.31
Billings, MT	0.75	$36,630	6.95
Boulder, CO	0.74	$51,270	Not published by BLS
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.73	$54,420	0.23
Saginaw, MI	0.73	$33,630	3.98
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.71	$43,680	0.14
Baton Rouge, LA	0.67	$32,580	0.56
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.66	$38,910	Not published by BLS
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.63	$44,440	Not published by BLS
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.56	$47,430	0.34
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.55	$26,220	Not published by BLS

Broader occupation Our title "Lawn & Turf Care Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 37-3012 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. BLS groups Lawn & Turf Care Technician within Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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