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Map of Mississippi showing 3 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Mississippi: 3 metros with trade pay data

Pest Control Technician pay in Mississippi

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$37,200statewide median a year
$17.89median an hour
#49of 50 states
960pest control technicians employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Pest control technicians in Mississippi earn a statewide median of $37,200 a year, 16% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #49 of 50 states. About 960 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$28,700Entry · 10th$32,01025th$37,200Median$46,66075th$53,890Top · 90th

States ranked near Mississippi

Arkansas$37,710
Texas$37,660
West Virginia$37,510
Mississippi$37,200
New Mexico$37,070

See all states on the pest control technician overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes pest control technician pay for 3 Mississippi metros: Gulfport, Hattiesburg and Jackson.

GulfportMISSISSIPPI · MS$38,060
JacksonMISSISSIPPI · MS$37,730
HattiesburgMISSISSIPPI · MS$33,180
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
GulfportMISSISSIPPI · MS$38,060$42,286180
JacksonMISSISSIPPI · MS$37,730$42,370180
HattiesburgMISSISSIPPI · MS$33,180$37,86270

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Mississippi's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Lower East Mississippi$37,080
West Delta Mississippi$36,570
Upper East Mississippi$36,240
Lower West Mississippi$35,760

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of graded ground with plants and a tree, illustrating pest control technician work in Mississippi
Pest Control Technician pay in Mississippi: $37,200 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5.5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,700 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, pest control technicians have 150 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.7× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is falls, slips and trips.

What the work is like Government data

How often pest control technicians deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningSometimes
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsOccasionally
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsOften
Loud noiseSometimes
Hazardous conditionsSometimes
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingSometimes
SittingOccasionally

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Mississippi Official source

The main state licensing office in Mississippi is the Mississippi State Board of Contractors. It can point you to the right license for pest control technicians.

Official Mississippi licensing site ↗

Requirements for pest control technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 4.2% of wage and salary workers in Mississippi were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#44 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.3% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only pest control technicians.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in Mississippi

GulfportMISSISSIPPI · MS+3.5%population since 2020 · 3.6% unemployment
JacksonMISSISSIPPI · MS-1.5%population since 2020 · 3.5% unemployment
HattiesburgMISSISSIPPI · MS+2.6%population since 2020 · 3.5% unemployment

All trades in Mississippi.

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