Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of occupational health and safety specialists in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of occupational health and safety 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 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,710
25th Percentile Wage
$48,550
50th Percentile Wage
$63,510
75th Percentile Wage
$77,160
90th Percentile Wage
$89,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational health and safety 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 $89,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,710.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational health and safety specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$63,510
4.74% 12.97%
2021
$60,500
8.55% -
2020
$55,330
0.11% -
2019
$55,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,510 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for occupational health and safety specialists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of occupational health and safety specialists in Gainesville is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Naples-Marco Island
$80,000
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$79,350
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$79,350
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$79,200
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$75,600
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$74,580
The Villages
$72,970
Jacksonville
$71,970
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$66,790
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$66,210
Ocala
$65,420
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$65,220
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$64,560
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$64,490
Gainesville
$63,510
Port St Lucie
$63,510
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$63,230
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$62,570
Tallahassee
$59,380
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$56,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.