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Pest Control Workers Salary in IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Pest Control Workers in IL have a median annual salary of $46,450, with 2,470 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,120 at the 10th percentile to $62,450 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$46,450

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.33

Employment

2,470

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,120
10th
$38,350
25th
$46,450
Median
$49,360
75th
$62,450
90th

Local compared with national

IL

$46,450

Median annual · 2025

United States

$45,250

Median annual · 2025

The IL median is 2.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,200).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  3. 3.WritingImportance 3.6
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Service OrientationImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  12. 12.PersuasionImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Database software
  • Email software
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Marathon Data Systems PestPac
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Report writing software
  • Supply inventory software
  • Work scheduling software
  • YouTube

Common tasks

  • Record work activities performed.
  • Clean work site after completion of job.
  • Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  • Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.
  • Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.
  • Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
  • Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  • Direct, or assist other workers in, treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.
  • Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  • Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Pest Control Workers salary in other locations

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