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Average Pest Control Workers Salary in Punta Gorda, FL

Pest Control Workers in Punta Gorda, FL earn a median annual salary of $44,470, which is -1.7% compared to the national median. There are 200 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Punta Gorda, FL (metro area).

$44,470
Punta Gorda, FL median annual wage
$21/hour median
-1.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,250
200
Local employment
3.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
5.36
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,580
25th
$35,840
Median
$44,470
75th
$58,550
90th
$60,220

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Punta Gorda, FL, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$44,238
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 87.3%
Rents: 113.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Reno, NV $58,910 Compare 160
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $58,380 Compare 670
Kahului-Wailuku, HI $55,390 Compare 100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $53,380 Compare 1,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $53,050 Compare 590
Kingston, NY $52,700 Compare 50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Punta Gorda, FL

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Family Medicine Physicians $232,880 2.25
Dentists, General $171,220 1.47
Computer And Information Systems Managers $168,730 0.34
Physicians, All Other $160,830 1.16
Chief Executives $151,230 1.86
Pharmacists $134,840 0.88
Software Developers $134,510 0.45
Physician Assistants $127,820 1.08

Punta Gorda, FL has salary data for 207 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Pest Control Workers in Punta Gorda, FL

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Pest Control Workers are projected to change by +4.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.