Registered Nurse Specialist

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

88 employees hold this title in Department of Health. Median total compensation for the role is $69,214, above the department median of $49,209.

Employees: 88
Total payroll: $5.8M
Role median: $69,214
Agency median: $49,209
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$42,167$77,068+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 88 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.

Compare departments

This role across Florida

Registered Nurse Specialist is held in 5 Florida departments. In Department of Health, the median of $69,214 ranks #3 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Children and Families

$74,256 · 64

Agency for Persons W Disabilit

$72,492 · 38

Department of Elder Affairs

$54,870 · 29

Agency for Health Care Administrative

$53,267 · 93

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse Specialist role in other Floridadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Michele Bush

Registered Nurse Specialist/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$55,897

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $55,897
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,897
Hire date: 2003-08-08
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Gresh

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5294
Position Number: 086291

At Department of Health, Michele Bush serves as a Registered Nurse Specialist within Cty Health Loc Health Need. They have served since 2003 (about 23 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,897.

Celeste Strickland

Registered Nurse Specialist/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$55,427

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $55,427
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,427
Hire date: 2018-07-30
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Michele

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5294
Position Number: 086296

Celeste Strickland holds the role of Registered Nurse Specialist at Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. They have served since 2018 (about 8 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,427.

Shelly Melton Allen

Registered Nurse Specialist/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$55,120

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $55,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,120
Hire date: 2020-06-26
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Renee

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5294
Position Number: 003416

Shelly Melton Allen is a Registered Nurse Specialist at Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Hired in 2020, they have about 6 years of service, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $55,120.