Miami-Dade County / Department Environmental Resources / Biologist 1
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
8 employees hold this title in Department Environmental Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $66,754, below the department median of $87,218.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area, the median wage for Biological Scientists, All Other — about 620 people — is $97,510. Department Environmental Resources pays a median base salary of $86,043 for this role, 12% below that figure — about the 41st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Biological Scientists, All Other across every employer in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department Environmental Resources’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Biological Scientists, All Other — about 55,850 people — is $98,920. Department Environmental Resources’s median base salary is 13% below that national figure, about the 35th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department Environmental Resources is $86,043, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Biologist 1 is held in 2 Miami-Dade County departments. In Department Environmental Resources, the median of $66,754 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Biologist 1 role in other Miami-Dade Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Miami-Dade County, the median of $66,754 ranks #3 of 4. See Biologist across all of Miami-Dade County →
Median total compensation for comparable Biologist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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Marques Lopez holds the role of Biologist 1 at Department Environmental Resources within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $90,080.
Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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Damaso Rosales Luna holds the role of Biologist 1 at Department Environmental Resources within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $88,062.
Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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Michael Greenemeier is a Biologist 1 at Department Environmental Resources within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $84,024.
Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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At Department Environmental Resources, Austin Schlenz serves as a Biologist 1 within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $66,754.
Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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Cristal Espinosa holds the role of Biologist 1 at Department Environmental Resources within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $66,754.
Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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Charles Groppe is a Biologist 1 at Department Environmental Resources within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $63,612.
Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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Leah Leyland is a Biologist 1 at Department Environmental Resources within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $60,696.
Biologist 1/Department Environmental Resources
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Brooke Enright works as a Biologist 1 for Department Environmental Resources within Mdc. Brooke earned $60,696 in 2026.