Professional Geologist II

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

25 employees hold this title in Department Environmental Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $70,380, above the department median of $52,530.

Employees: 25
Total payroll: $1.8M
Role median: $70,380
Agency median: $52,530
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$58,601$79,993+

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How total compensation varies among the 25 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 Geologist II is held in 2 Florida departments. In Department Environmental Protection, the median of $70,380 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Health

$65,000 · 1

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

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Professional Geologist beyond Florida

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $69,447 ranks #3 of 3. See Professional Geologist across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Miami-Dade County

$132,419 · 5

Arkansas

$71,027 · 12

Median total compensation for comparable Professional Geologistroles 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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Michelle Ladle

Professional Geologist II/Department Environmental Protection

2026 total comp

$63,688

Sub-department: Florida Geological Survey
Base pay: $63,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,688
Hire date: 2013-09-03
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5055
Position Number: 020797

Michelle Ladle is a Professional Geologist II at Department Environmental Protection within Florida Geological Survey. They have served since 2013 (about 13 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $63,688.