Termite Technician / WDO Inspector Salary: United States
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The median annual wage for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in the United States was $45,250 in May 2025 (BLS). The middle half of workers in this occupation and area earned between $37,440 and $49,600. This is the broader occupation used for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector, not a separately surveyed rate for that title or credential.
Broader occupation Our title "Termite Technician / WDO Inspector" is reported by BLS as SOC 37-2021 Pest Control Workers. BLS groups Termite Technician / WDO Inspector within Pest Control Workers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
Annual wages: Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021)
Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021), the United States, annual wages: 10% earned less than $34,680, half earned less than the median of $45,250, 90% earned less than $61,890 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Annual wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,680 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $37,440 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $45,250 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $49,600 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $61,890 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $46,400 | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Hourly wages: Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021)
Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021), the United States, hourly wages: 10% earned less than $16.67, half earned less than the median of $21.75, 90% earned less than $29.75 (BLS, May 2025).
| Measure | Hourly wage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $16.67 per hour | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $18.00 per hour | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median (50th) | $21.75 per hour | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $23.85 per hour | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $29.75 per hour | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $22.31 per hour | Arithmetic average of reported wages. |
Employment: BLS estimates 102,620 workers in this occupation nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 37-2021 Pest Control Workers, National.
What BLS wages measure. OEWS estimates describe straight-time gross wages, not just base salary and not total compensation. They include commissions and production bonuses. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. Discuss travel, per diem, tool and truck allowances separately. Percentiles describe the occupation's wage distribution, not seniority, plant size, job complexity or credentials. Licensing, union agreements and prevailing-wage obligations depend on the work and assignment; these figures do not establish a premium for them.
Official BLS wage definitions | Source dates and methodology
BLS definitions, verbatim
wages
Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
hours
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly wages by 2,080 hours; for occupations where hourly wages are not published, annual wages were taken directly from the reported survey data.
Target metros
New York City and Northern New Jersey share the New York-Newark-Jersey City BLS area and one estimate, shown once below.
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th percentile | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,890 | $37,410 to $50,380 | 2,480 | 1.33 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,190 | $36,380 to $49,280 | 1,820 | 1.91 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $44,800 | $36,510 to $48,810 | 1,560 | 1.67 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,470 | $38,530 to $49,330 | 820 | 1.67 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,940 | $47,270 to $59,710 | 4,380 | 0.7 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,330 | $36,560 to $45,210 | 2,870 | 1.07 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,200 | $36,170 to $44,310 | 2,170 | 1 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $46,740 | $38,730 to $57,510 | 1,710 | 0.57 |
How does Termite Technician / WDO Inspector pay differ by industry?
These are national industry estimates for SOC 37-2021, not local offers or separate estimates for the niche title. Industry names are exactly as BLS publishes them.
| Industry | NAICS | Median | Basis | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 23 | $48,040 | Annual | 180 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 237000 | $59,600 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 238000 | $48,030 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 238200 | $48,030 | Annual | Not published by BLS |
| Food Manufacturing | 311000 | $52,290 | Annual | 100 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | 311200 | $54,850 | Annual | 30 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | 311900 | $49,080 | Annual | 40 |
| Manufacturing | 31-33 | $52,850 | Annual | 130 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 325000 | $61,120 | Annual | 30 |
| Warehousing and Storage | 493000 | $53,770 | Annual | 40 |
| Warehousing and Storage | 493100 | $53,770 | Annual | 40 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 53 | $37,340 | Annual | 90 |
| Real Estate | 531000 | $37,340 | Annual | 90 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 561700 | $44,930 | Annual | 96,250 |
Industry estimates are national. Do not combine an industry median with a local percentile to invent an industry-specific local rate.
Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?
This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Pest Control Workers. 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.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno, NV | $58,910 | 160 | 0.86 | 1.19 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $58,380 | 670 | 0.49 | 0.80 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $55,390 | 100 | 1.95 | 0.96 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $53,380 | 1,210 | 0.77 | 0.72 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $53,050 | 590 | 0.79 | 0.63 |
| Kingston, NY | $52,700 | 50 | 1.4 | 1.05 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $50,440 | 50 | 0.84 | 0.92 |
| Vallejo, CA | $50,420 | 110 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $50,110 | 570 | 0.54 | 0.80 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,940 | 4,380 | 0.7 | 0.81 |
| Tyler, TX | $34,940 | 110 | 1.43 | 0.82 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34,400 | 70 | 0.64 | 0.94 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $33,770 | 170 | 2.2 | 0.78 |
| Burlington, NC | $33,560 | 50 | 1.18 | 0.76 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $33,180 | 70 | 1.66 | 0.88 |
| El Paso, TX | $30,330 | 130 | 0.56 | 0.77 |
| Albany, GA | $30,310 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.69 |
| Valdosta, GA | $29,310 | 70 | 2.02 | 0.75 |
| Laredo, TX | $28,370 | 50 | 0.64 | 0.76 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $23,570 | 230 | 0.5 | 0.80 |
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.
What do these published wages mean for an offer?
Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector), the published median for SOC 37-2021, Pest Control Workers, is $45,250 per year. The middle half of the Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) wage distribution runs from $37,440 to $49,600, a width of $12,160 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.
For the national Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) comparison used for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $49,940 per year while Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA reports $38,920 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.
The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Pest Control Workers, read alongside Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector), are Chemical Manufacturing at $61,120 per year (NAICS 325000); Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction at $59,600 per year (NAICS 237000); Grain and Oilseed Milling at $54,850 per year (NAICS 311200). Those Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.
The Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) median was $44,730 per year in May 2024, compared with $45,250 in May 2025, a published difference of $520. That Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $44,730 and $45,250 Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.
Before using $45,250 per year from Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) to calibrate an offer, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) BLS comparison measures straight-time gross wages, including commissions and production bonuses, but excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.
The mapping for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) is broader: BLS groups Termite Technician / WDO Inspector within Pest Control Workers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. When calibrating a Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) opening, the work checks include State pest control applicator license or registered technician card in the right category (general household, termite/WDO, lawn); clean MVR; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.
Questions about this occupation and area
What does the middle-half band tell a Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) buyer?
Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) has a published middle-half band of $37,440 to $49,600, a width of $12,160 per year, with median $45,250. An offer inside that Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) band is not automatically competitive for every scope; match the required work and the separate pay terms first.
Which areas should I compare before hiring Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector)?
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA are the largest-employment comparison markets used for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector). Comparing those Pest Control Workers tables with the $45,250 Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) median does not measure commuting costs or predict what a particular applicant will accept.
Are the industry figures local to Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector)?
Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) uses national industry rows for SOC 37-2021, not local sector-specific wages. Chemical Manufacturing leads the selected sortable rows at $61,120 per year, but that national industry figure is not a quoted offer for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector).
What changed between the releases for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector)?
Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) moved from $44,730 in May 2024 to $45,250 in May 2025. These Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in National (reference for Termite Technician / WDO Inspector) published medians do not describe an individual raise or establish a future wage trend.
What changed since May 2024
SOC 37-2021. Published annual median: $44,730 (May 2024) and $45,250 (May 2025). These are two BLS releases, not a projection.