Environmental Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

1,410 people hold the Environmental Specialist role across 8 departments in Florida, with a median total compensation of $48,661. Among 7 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Florida ranks #7 by median pay.

Employees: 1,410
Median pay: $48,661
Departments: 8
Cross-jurisdiction: #7 of 7

Compared with the local labor market

Environmental Specialist pay vs. Florida

Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 5,950 people — is $60,830. Florida pays a median base salary of $48,661 for this role, 20% below that figure — about the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Florida sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,600

$48,870

$60,830

$81,600

$109,290

Florida median · $48,661

The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Florida’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 89,250 people — is $82,220. Florida’s median base salary is 41% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,520

$64,490

$82,220

$107,970

$140,010

Florida median · $48,661

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 Florida range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Florida is $48,661, 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 jurisdictions

Environmental Specialist pay in other jurisdictions

Where Environmental Specialists are paid most

City of Los Angeles

$116,680 · 100

New York Public Authorities

$90,652 · 15

Minnesota

$76,790 · 360

New Jersey

$70,585 · 290

City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

$56,910 · 6

Maine

$53,575 · 371

Median total compensation for comparable Environmental Specialistroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Florida