What are the best pest control companies in the Salinas area?
As of November 5, 2026, we cover three pest control companies with a location on file in the Salinas area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run they rank Western Exterminator (7.7 out of 10), Clark Pest Control (7.2 out of 10) and Terminix (5.8 out of 10). The area covers Monterey County, California.
How the Salinas area companies rank
Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Salinas, Monterey, Seaside, Marina, Pacific Grove, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Soledad, Greenfield, King City and Gonzales (Monterey County), ordered by Handshake Score.
#75 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.7 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional
Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.8/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (8.0/10). Complaint record and sales and contract fairness: N/A.
Google: 4.7 average from 14,029 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade; its complaint count isn’t tied to its West locations.
Location on file in the Salinas area: Salinas.31
#111 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.5/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 15,066 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 39 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
Location on file in the Salinas area: Salinas.27
3. Terminix
#161 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 5.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence
Strongest: customer satisfaction (7.7/10). Weakest: legal and regulatory record (2.0/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 89,803 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2,903 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Partial.
Location on file in the Salinas area: Salinas.87
Head-to-head comparisons
How we ranked them
The Handshake Score rates each company’s whole western US operation from sourced public records: customer reviews, BBB complaints, contract terms and sales practices, licensing, and the legal and regulatory record. It isn’t a score for the branches in this area alone.
A location on file means our research found a branch or listing there. It doesn’t show which addresses a company serves; check with the company.