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Pest Control Workers Salary in NJ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Pest Control Workers in NJ have a median annual salary of $48,780, with 2,270 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $39,830 at the 10th percentile to $59,680 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

$48,780

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$23.45

Employment

2,270

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,830
10th
$46,550
25th
$48,780
Median
$58,560
75th
$59,680
90th

Local compared with national

NJ

$48,780

Median annual · 2025

United States

$45,250

Median annual · 2025

The NJ median is 7.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,530).

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.

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