- The middle half earn between $21.26 and $27.93 an hour.
- Only 6 states pay pest control technicians more at the median.
- Hawaii pays more than both nearby states it is compared with.
- BLS counts about 740 pest control technicians on payrolls in Hawaii.
- At the state median wage, a pest control company needs to bill about $111.59 an hour on the labor rate calculator's starting numbers.
Pest Control Technician pay in Hawaii, bottom to top
The BLS group is pest control workers: the technicians who inspect, treat and set traps in homes and businesses.
| Pay level | Hourly | Yearly | National hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17.07 | $35,500 | $16.67 |
| 25th percentile | $21.26 | $44,220 | $18.00 |
| Median | $23.35 | $48,570 | $21.75 |
| 75th percentile | $27.93 | $58,090 | $23.85 |
| 90th percentile | $30.13 | $62,670 | $29.75 |
| Average (mean) | $24.47 | $50,900 | $22.31 |
From the bottom tenth ($17.07) to the top tenth ($30.13), the top of the scale pays about 1.8 times the bottom in Hawaii, close to the 1.8 times spread for pest control technicians nationwide.
Both ends of the scale beat the national figures: $17.07 against $16.67 at the bottom tenth, and $30.13 against $29.75 at the top.
The average, $24.47, is close to the median, so pay sits fairly evenly around the middle.
How Hawaii compares with other states
Over a full year, the Hawaii median of $48,570 is $3,320 more than the national $45,250.
In the state ranking, Hawaii sits 7th, between Colorado ($23.39) and New York ($23.33). The range runs from $17.82 in New Mexico to $24.66 in Washington.
Hawaii has no land border, so it is set here against California and Alaska. Hawaii pays more than both.
These are wages as paid, not adjusted for what it costs to live in Hawaii. Rent, home prices and taxes decide how far a higher wage goes.
| Nearby state | Median hourly | Median yearly | Against Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $23.35 | $48,570 | |
| California | $22.69 | $47,190 | −$0.66 an hour |
| Alaska | $22.55 | $46,900 | −$0.80 an hour |
How many pest control technicians work in Hawaii
About 740 pest control technicians work on payrolls in Hawaii, 0.7% of the 102,620 nationwide, the 32nd largest count among the states.
The trade is a bigger part of the local job market than it is nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in Hawaii, 1.8 times the national share.
What a pest control company in Hawaii should charge
Higher wages in Hawaii go straight into the price. Take a pest control company in Hawaii paying the state median of $23.35 and run it through the labor rate calculator with its starting numbers (40-hour weeks, 10 paid days off, 2 unbilled hours a day, 7.65% payroll taxes, $90,000 a year of overhead and 15% profit).
| Step | Math | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Paid hours | 40 × 52 | 2,080 |
| Hours at work | 2,080 − 10 days × 8 | 2,000 |
| Billable hours | 2,000 × 6 ÷ 8 | 1,500 |
| Labor cost | $23.35 × 2,080 × 1.0765 | $52,283 |
| Break-even rate | ($52,283 + $90,000) ÷ 1,500 | $94.86 |
| Rate with 15% profit | $94.86 ÷ 0.85 | $111.59 |
That is $111.59 per billable hour, 4.8 times the wage, and $2.81 more than the $108.78 the same math gives at the national median wage.
Paying the 75th percentile instead, $27.93 in Hawaii, to hire and keep experienced people raises the rate to $119.64.
A cheaper crew saves less than it seems: at the 25th percentile wage of $21.26, the rate only drops to $107.92.
At this wage, overhead is most of the price: $60 of every billed hour goes to it before anyone is paid. Spreading the same overhead over more billable hours, with a second person or less drive time, brings the rate down fastest.
Run it with your own numbers in the labor rate calculator. It is free and shows every step.
Working as a pest control technician in Hawaii
- Licensing. What Hawaii asks for before you can work on your own: Pest control license in Hawaii.
- Running the business. Quotes, invoices, booking and your website in one place: how pest control companies run on Koira.
- Getting found. The free Koira report checks how your business shows up in search and on maps against shops near you.
Where these numbers come from
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
The figures are the BLS state estimates for SOC 37-2021, pest control workers, across all industries, read straight from the May 2025 state data file. They cover wage and salary workers, not the self-employed. Where BLS did not publish a figure, this page leaves it out.
All states in one table: pest control technician salary by state.