Average Life Scientists, All Other Salary in Florida
BLS did not publish a wage for life scientists, all other in Florida in the latest release, but in 2020 the local median hourly wage was $48.99. There are 90 workers employed locally today.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Florida (state).
Local employment
- Workers tracked locally
- 90
- How common this job is here
- 0.20×
- Less concentrated here than nationally.
The last time BLS reported wages here
The latest release does not include a wage figure for life scientists, all other in Florida, but earlier releases did. Here is the most recent year with a published wage.
- Last reporting year
- 2020
- Median hourly wage (2020)
- $48.99/hr
- Median annual wage (2020)
- $101,900
This data is from the 2020 BLS release. Recent figures may differ — small-sample suppression is common for this occupation.
Metros inside Florida
Pay and employment for life scientists, all other often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Where life scientists, all other earn the most per hour
Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for life scientists, all other this release, ranked highest to lowest.
By hourly wage
Top-paying states
- District of Columbia
- $78.97/hr
- Massachusetts
- $62.12/hr
- California
- $61.90/hr
- North Carolina
- $59.37/hr
- Alabama
- $51.47/hr
- Oregon
- $51.14/hr
- New Jersey
- $50.24/hr
- Arizona
- $49.74/hr
By hourly wage
Top-paying metros
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- $84.29/hr
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- $63.70/hr
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- $63.03/hr
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- $60.50/hr
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- $55.47/hr
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- $52.66/hr
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- $50.52/hr
National job outlook
BLS publishes national employment projections for life scientists, all other from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.
- Projected growth
- +3.7%
- 300 net jobs over the projection period
- Annual openings
- 400
- Includes growth plus replacements
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
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