Athletes and Sports Competitors Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of athletes and sports competitors in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of athletes and sports competitors in Gainesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Athletes and Sports Competitors in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,810
25th Percentile Wage
$27,060
50th Percentile Wage
$31,110
75th Percentile Wage
$37,570
90th Percentile Wage
$47,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletes and sports competitors in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletes and sports competitors from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$31,110
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$31,110
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Table 2. Compare Athletes and Sports Competitors Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,110 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for athletes and sports competitors in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of athletes and sports competitors in Gainesville is 75.7 percent (75.7%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$128,160
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$125,630
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$125,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$102,550
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$102,120
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$99,580
Naples-Marco Island
$62,620
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$55,670
Port St Lucie
$46,360
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$33,970
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$31,900
Gainesville
$31,110
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$30,620
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$28,630
Jacksonville
$28,370
Ocala
$23,180
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$22,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.