The invention relates to a method for detecting the residue amount of fenvalerate pesticide in tea. The method comprises the first step of preparing a sample, wherein tea is dried, ground and screened; the second step of rough extracting of fenvalerate, wherein tea powder is put into a centrifuge tube, water is added for wetting, petroleum ether and mixture interior label working solution are added, vibrating for mixing is conduced, anhydrous magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydrogen citrate and toluene are added, uniform vibrating is conducted, and centrifugation is conducted; the third step of purifying rough extract of fenvalerate, wherein supernate is placed into the centrifuge tube, anhydrous magnesium sulfate and N-propyl ethylenediamine bonding solid-phase adsorbent are added, uniform vibrating is conducted, and centrifugation is conducted; the fourth step of extracting fenvalerate, wherein supernatant is taken, toluene-isooctane mixed solution is used for extraction, concentration and filtration on a Florisil column; the fifth step of detection of chromatography. The extracting method is simple, the effect is good, and result integrals are processed more easily, conveniently and accurately. According to the method, the average recovery rate ranges from 93.21% to 103.75%, the relative standard deviation ranges from 3.28% to 6.20%, requirements are met, and accuracy and reliability are achieved.