Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental scientists and health specialists 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 Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,610
25th Percentile Wage
$42,850
50th Percentile Wage
$58,290
75th Percentile Wage
$76,240
90th Percentile Wage
$100,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,610.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and health specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$58,290
-3.52% 21.55%
2021
$60,340
1.24% -
2020
$59,590
1.34% -
2019
$58,790
3.50% -
2018
$56,730
-2.29% -
2017
$58,030
12.46% -
2016
$50,800
0.85% -
2015
$50,370
5.12% -
2014
$47,790
-3.39% -
2013
$49,410
7.45% -
2012
$45,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,290 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in Gainesville is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sebastian-Vero Beach.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$67,230
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$66,210
Naples-Marco Island
$62,740
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$60,740
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$58,450
Gainesville
$58,290
Jacksonville
$57,280
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$57,060
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$54,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$54,090
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$52,160
Port St Lucie
$50,000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$49,480
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$49,140
Punta Gorda
$49,000
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$48,780
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$48,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$47,790
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$47,480
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$47,260
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$47,050
Tallahassee
$45,470
Ocala
$44,980
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$44,890
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$44,340
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$43,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.