Pest Control Technicians Health Insurance in South Carolina

Wage benchmark and the 2026 subsidy cliff

$37,960median annual wage, Pest Control Technicians in South Carolina

243%of the federal poverty level

$62,6002026 subsidy cliff, single-person household

Below the cliff. At this income a single-person household remains eligible for a premium tax credit in 2026.

This occupation is below the cliff in all 21 states reported.

What this figure is. It is the median annual wage BLS reports for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in South Carolina. BLS surveys wage and salary workers and excludes the self-employed, so it is a benchmark for the occupation in this state — not the income of a self-employed pest control technician. Premium tax credit eligibility is set by household modified adjusted gross income and household size, not by occupation, so treat this as a reference point rather than a determination of what you qualify for.

Why the cliff is back. The enhanced premium tax credits expired on 31 December 2025. For plan year 2026 the 400% FPL limit applies again, so household income above $62,600 ends premium tax credit eligibility outright.

Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. State-level annual median wage (A_MEDIAN), detailed occupation. https://www.bls.gov/oes/. Retrieved 2026-08-03. Figures used unmodified; suppressed cells are omitted, not estimated.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines. 90 FR 5917, 17 January 2025. https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines. Retrieved 2026-08-03. The 2025 guidelines govern premium tax credit eligibility for plan year 2026 coverage. The 2026 guidelines apply to 2027 coverage.
Full dataset for all occupations and states: CSV · JSON (CC BY 4.0).

All 21 states

Benchmark premium and median wage for this occupation, ranked by premium.

#	State	Benchmark @40	Median wage	vs cliff
1	Maryland	$414	$43,790	below
2	Virginia	$455	$44,180	below
3	Indiana	$474	$47,130	below
4	Nevada	$497	$44,320	below
5	Ohio	$513	$43,420	below
6	Michigan	$523	$45,320	below
7	Colorado	$557	$50,450	below
8	South Carolina	$564	$37,960	below
9	Oklahoma	$604	$36,880	below
10	Wisconsin	$611	$48,370	below
11	Georgia	$615	$43,610	below
12	North Carolina	$638	$37,530	below
13	Utah	$640	$42,460	below
14	Alabama	$645	$40,020	below
15	Illinois	$646	$46,310	below
16	South Dakota	$655	$38,850	below
17	Texas	$661	$43,470	below
18	Kansas	$670	$45,370	below
19	Florida	$683	$45,790	below
20	Nebraska	$710	$37,090	below
21	Arkansas	$774	$37,240	below

Questions

Does being a pest control technician change what health insurance costs in South Carolina?

No. Under the ACA carriers may not rate, decline, or exclude based on occupation or health history. Premiums vary only by age, ZIP code, tobacco use and household size, so the benchmark of $564 a month applies regardless of trade.

Do pest control technicians qualify for a subsidy in South Carolina in 2026?

Premium tax credit eligibility depends on household modified adjusted gross income and household size, not occupation. For reference, the BLS median wage for Pest Control Workers in South Carolina is $37,960, which is below the 2026 cliff of $62,600 for a single-person household. Your own income and household size decide the answer.

What is the benchmark premium in South Carolina for 2026?

$564 a month for a 40-year-old, ranking 8 of 21 states published here. That is full price before any premium tax credit.

Where do these numbers come from?

Premiums come from the CMS Plan Year 2026 Qualified Health Plan Landscape file and published state rate approvals. Wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Both are reproduced unmodified; the full wage dataset is downloadable as CSV or JSON.

Going deeper on South Carolina

This page compares states. For South Carolina specifically — county-by-county carriers, plan data and enrollment help — that is published on Coverage by County. To check whether a plan actually covers your hospital, see Plans By City.

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South Carolina Pest Control Technicians: what 2027 actually changes

Right now 6 carriers file plans across the 46 counties of South Carolina. Participation is reset annually, which is why Pest Control Technicians should check the roster in November rather than assume this year’s options carry over.

Nobody can tell you your 2027 South Carolina premium yet. Filings nationally cluster around a 15% median increase, with the full spread running −1% to 54% — and until this state signs off, a specific local number is invention.

Enrollment opens November 1, 2026. Treat December 15 as the deadline: it guarantees January 1 cover on every marketplace, South Carolina included. Conflicting end dates get quoted because a 2025 rule shortened the window and a court vacated it in June 2026, appeal pending — enrol by the 15th and the argument is irrelevant to you.

In your favour: PPOs are sold in all 46 South Carolina counties. That is the type most likely to pay toward out-of-network care, and worth defending at renewal if your work as a pest control technician takes you around.

Get ahead of the November rush

Nothing about 2027 is urgent yet, which is exactly why it is worth ten minutes now. Come November you will be choosing between South Carolina’s carriers under a deadline; today you can do it without one.

Give me a ZIP and I will tell you three things:

Whether your current plan and carrier are still writing in your county for 2027
What your income estimate should realistically be — the number your credit is calculated from, and the one pest control technicians most often get wrong
Whether the doctors you actually use are in the 2027 network, before you are locked in

Map my 2027 options →

What health insurance actually costs for Pest Control Technicians in South Carolina

There is no single South Carolina price. Enter your ZIP and I will pull what is filed in your county, then work out what help you qualify for.

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