Statewide pay Government data
Pest control technicians in South Carolina earn a statewide median of $43,130 a year, 3% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #32 of 50 states. About 2,660 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near South Carolina
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Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes pest control technician pay for 6 South Carolina metros. The highest-paying is Spartanburg at $47,630, followed by Columbia and Florence.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpartanburgSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $47,630 | $52,311 | 70 |
| ColumbiaSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $44,620 | $47,639 | 440 |
| FlorenceSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $44,460 | $51,237 | 120 |
| CharlestonSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $43,530 | $43,115 | 510 |
| Hilton Head IslandSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $43,130 | $44,003 | 180 |
| Myrtle BeachSOUTH CAROLINA · SC | $38,100 | $40,687 | 270 |
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 South Carolina's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
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.
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.
Registered apprenticeships Government data
Of pest control technician apprentices in South Carolina who finished or left a registered program in fiscal years 2020–2024, 15% completed (U.S.: 17%), about 4 graduates a year. The typical program runs 4,000 hours, about 2 years of full-time work. Search open registered programs near you on the official Apprenticeship Finder.
U.S. Department of Labor, RAPIDS apprentice records (Completion Rate Analysis), FY2020–2024 exits.
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
South Carolina runs its own workplace-safety program (an OSHA State Plan), so its injury reports aren't in the federal dataset. Nationally, in states federal OSHA covers, pest control companies filed 132 severe injury reports from 2015 to 2024; the most common cause was falls, slips and trips (55%).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Licensing in South Carolina Official source
The main state licensing office in South Carolina is the South Carolina Contractors' Licensing Board. It can point you to the right license for pest control technicians.
Official South Carolina licensing site ↗
Requirements for pest control technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 2.7% of wage and salary workers in South Carolina were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#49 of 51 states and D.C.), and 4.1% 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 South Carolina
All trades in South Carolina.