Best Cities for Pest Control Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where pest control workerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	South DakotaState	1.21	$49,920	$54,978	23%
2	North DakotaState	1.15	$48,020	$51,857	24%
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.13	$58,380	$51,076	45%
4	IowaState	1.12	$45,290	$50,774	25%
5	LouisianaState	1.09	$44,570	$49,467	28%
6	NevadaState	1.09	$49,240	$49,142	35%
7	WisconsinState	1.09	$45,350	$49,133	29%
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$44,470	$48,761	33%
9	MaineState	1.07	$48,340	$48,437	32%
10	KentuckyState	1.06	$42,310	$47,808	27%
11	MichiganState	1.06	$44,470	$48,180	30%
12	MissouriState	1.06	$42,690	$48,183	29%
13	WashingtonState	1.06	$51,300	$47,810	44%
14	WyomingState	1.06	$44,500	$47,849	27%
15	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$44,370	$47,968	32%
16	IllinoisState	1.05	$46,450	$47,690	34%
17	North CarolinaState	1.05	$44,740	$47,394	35%
18	PennsylvaniaState	1.04	$45,720	$47,134	34%
19	South CarolinaState	1.04	$43,130	$46,880	35%
20	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$45,250	$47,234	40%
21	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.04	$43,500	$46,875	35%
22	ColoradoState	1.02	$48,650	$46,157	46%
23	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.02	$44,350	$46,102	42%
24	ConnecticutState	1.01	$49,010	$45,548	38%
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.01	$47,260	$45,662	41%
26	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.01	$45,190	$45,878	46%
27	New HampshireState	1.00	$48,000	$45,283	40%
28	OregonState	1.00	$46,570	$45,214	41%
29	VermontState	1.00	$46,320	$45,190	37%
30	AlaskaState	0.99	$46,900	$44,966	35%
31	DelawareState	0.99	$45,300	$44,851	36%
32	New JerseyState	0.99	$48,780	$44,835	44%
33	Rhode IslandState	0.99	$45,030	$44,806	40%
34	UtahState	0.99	$44,740	$44,651	40%
35	HawaiiState	0.98	$48,570	$44,155	59%
36	OhioState	0.98	$40,110	$44,369	31%
37	OklahomaState	0.98	$39,050	$44,124	30%
38	VirginiaState	0.98	$45,950	$44,396	41%
39	West VirginiaState	0.98	$37,510	$44,549	27%
40	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.98	$53,050	$44,135	71%
41	AlabamaState	0.97	$38,410	$44,099	30%
42	ArizonaState	0.97	$44,430	$44,034	40%
43	ArkansasState	0.97	$37,710	$43,696	28%
44	MississippiState	0.97	$37,200	$43,868	29%
45	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.97	$47,430	$43,998	45%
46	FloridaState	0.96	$44,320	$43,665	47%
47	MarylandState	0.96	$47,360	$43,370	43%
48	MontanaState	0.96	$41,730	$43,288	32%
49	TennesseeState	0.96	$39,690	$43,377	38%
50	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$45,780	$43,270	44%
51	Columbus, OHMetro	0.96	$40,460	$43,273	38%
52	KansasState	0.95	$38,690	$42,989	32%
53	New YorkState	0.95	$48,530	$43,138	46%
54	CaliforniaState	0.94	$47,190	$42,629	58%
55	IndianaState	0.94	$38,600	$42,652	33%
56	MinnesotaState	0.94	$41,640	$42,490	37%
57	NebraskaState	0.94	$38,960	$42,579	32%
58	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$48,010	$42,562	50%
59	MassachusettsState	0.93	$45,560	$41,991	59%
60	IdahoState	0.92	$40,220	$41,679	36%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$44,890	$41,373	55%
62	GeorgiaState	0.90	$37,860	$40,535	45%
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$47,190	$40,506	58%
64	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.90	$37,410	$40,663	42%
65	New MexicoState	0.89	$37,070	$40,293	34%
66	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.89	$38,920	$40,207	50%
67	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$45,570	$40,150	67%
68	TexasState	0.87	$37,660	$39,393	44%
69	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.87	$38,330	$39,434	50%
70	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.83	$37,450	$37,638	47%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).