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Pest control companies by US metro, 2022

The US had 16,080 pest control companies with paid staff in 2022, employing 139,917 people at an average of $50,313 a year. 74% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 8.7 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 902.

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Pest control companies in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York9025,750$54,99484%1st
Miami6293,961$44,48986%2nd
Los Angeles5925,231$53,68675%3rd
Atlanta4135,519$52,36860%4th
Dallas3833,893$49,62474%6th
Houston3242,894$48,81374%8th
Philadelphia2512,013$52,30676%10th
Chicago2392,652$52,79367%11th
Washington2092,502$58,04665%13th
Boston1841,653$63,17076%14th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs pest control companies hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 561710 (Exterminating and pest control services). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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