Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Louisiana

Find out how your pay in Louisiana:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Louisiana vs. surrounding states

Louisiana:Avg Hourly: $16.64Avg Yearly: $34,620# Employed: 290

Blue areas make more money than Louisiana.

Red areas make less money than Louisiana.

Louisiana pays more than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Louisiana relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Oklahoma$9,270 more/yr$4.46 more/hr
Texas$1,770 more/yr$0.85 more/hr
Louisiana$34,620.00/yr$16.64/hr
Florida$590 less/yr$0.28 less/hr
Mississippi$720 less/yr$0.34 less/hr
Alabama$2,390 less/yr$1.14 less/hr
Arkansas$3,120 less/yr$1.49 less/hr

How salary for workers in Louisiana ranks in the US

LouisianaHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than Tennesseeless than North Dakota

The average pay for workers in Louisiana is $34,620 per year, or $16.64 per hour.

Louisiana pays workers $8,530 (32.7%) more per year than Tennessee, the lowest paid state ($26,090) in the US.

Louisiana pays workers $16,270 (32%) less per year than North Dakota, the highest paid state ($50,890) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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