Florida / Department Environmental Protection / Professional Engineer III

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Professional Engineer III

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

14 employees hold this title in Department Environmental Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $79,015, above the department median of $52,530.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $79,015
Agency median: $52,530
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$71,703$87,611+

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How total compensation varies among the 14 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.

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This role across Florida

Professional Engineer III is held in 6 Florida departments. In Department Environmental Protection, the median of $79,015 ranks #6 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

FL Department of Transportation

$119,540 · 61

Agriculture and Consumer Services

$107,119 · 1

Department of Management Services

$101,477 · 2

Department of Corrections

$92,999 · 3

Department of Health

$90,488 · 2

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

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Professional Engineer beyond Florida

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $109,579 ranks #4 of 7. See Professional Engineer across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Miami

$168,504 · 6

Miami-Dade County

$163,500 · 49

New York Public Authorities

$113,321 · 50

City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

$91,779 · 7

Arkansas

$85,943 · 13

Missouri

$53,611 · 40

Median total compensation for comparable Professional Engineerroles 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

Employees with this title

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Dawn Templin

Professional Engineer III/Department Environmental Protection

2026 total comp

$72,352

Sub-department: Regulatory District Offices
Base pay: $72,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,352
Hire date: 2002-02-07
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4663
Position Number: 011240

At Department Environmental Protection, Dawn Templin serves as a Professional Engineer III within Regulatory District Offices. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 24 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,352.

Tien-Shuenn Wu

Professional Engineer III/Department Environmental Protection

2026 total comp

$71,703

Sub-department: Water Resource Management
Base pay: $71,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,703
Hire date: 1998-03-11
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4663
Position Number: 010445

Tien-Shuenn Wu works as a Professional Engineer III for Department Environmental Protection within Water Resource Management. Hired in 1998, they have about 28 years of service as a salaried employee. Tien-Shuenn earned $71,703 in 2026.