SOC 19-2041 · Naples-Marco Island, FL metro

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary in Naples, FL

The average salary for environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Naples, Florida is $72,230 a year ($34.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,640: half of the 70 people in this job in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

$72,230average per year

$34.73 / hourMedian $64,640Take-home ≈ $59,644

  • $43K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#7 of 19Florida metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay range in Naples

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,330 or more. The middle half of environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Naples earn between $48,960 and $91,350.

  • $43K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,230$6,019$34.73
Median$64,640$5,387$31.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,960$4,080$23.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$91,350$7,612$43.92

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health pay in Naples vs. Florida and the U.S.

Environmental scientists and specialists, including health in Naples earn 3% more than the Florida average ($69,830) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($91,680). At the median the gap is -21% against the U.S. median of $82,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Naples$72,230$64,640$42,640$106,33070
Florida$69,830$60,830$42,600$109,2905,950
United States$91,680$82,220$52,520$140,01089,250

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary after taxes in Naples

On the average salary of $72,230, a single filer in Naples takes home about $59,644 a year, or $4,970 a month and $2,294 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Naples a good place for environmental scientists and specialists, including health? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Naples area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $72,230 buys what about $69,990 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Naples ($47,800). A typical home costs $556,339, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in other Florida cities

Naples ranks 7th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Wildwood pays the most ($80,120).

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for environmental scientists and specialists, including health

New Haven, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,850).

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary by city

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in Naples: questions

How much do environmental scientists and specialists, including health make an hour in Naples?

$34.73 an hour on average, and $31.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental scientists and specialists, including health salary in Naples?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental scientists and specialists, including health take-home pay in Naples?

About $59,644 a year ($4,970 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,230. Florida has no state income tax.

Do environmental scientists and specialists, including health earn more in Naples than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($91,680).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-2041; area Naples-Marco Island, FL (34940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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