SOC 19-4099 · Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary in Wildwood, FL

The average salary for other life, physical, and social science technicians in Wildwood, Florida is $41,000 a year ($19.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,200: half of the people in this job in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 38% less than the U.S. average for this job ($66,280).

$41,000average per year

$19.71 / hourMedian $31,200Take-home ≈ $35,124

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  • $54K75th
  • $69K90th

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay range in Wildwood

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,240 or more. The middle half of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Wildwood earn between $31,200 and $53,740.

  • $31K10th
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  • $69K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,000$3,417$19.71
Median$31,200$2,600$15.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,200$2,600$15.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,740$4,478$25.84

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

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay in Wildwood vs. Florida and the U.S.

Other life, physical, and social science technicians in Wildwood earn 39% less than the Florida average ($66,670) and 38% less than the U.S. average ($66,280). At the median the gap is -50% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wildwood$41,000$31,200$31,200$69,240n/a
Florida$66,670$63,180$32,240$104,6901,830
United States$66,280$62,280$39,000$102,69073,910

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

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary after taxes in Wildwood

On the average salary of $41,000, a single filer in Wildwood takes home about $35,124 a year, or $2,927 a month and $1,351 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 Wildwood a good place for other life, physical, and social science technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wildwood area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.4), so the average $41,000 buys what about $47,996 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Wildwood ($45,830). A typical home costs $389,720, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in other Florida cities

Wildwood ranks 11th of 11 Florida metro areas for this job; Palm Bay pays the most ($78,910).

All Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for other life, physical, and social science technicians

Oklahoma City, OK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,540).

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary by city

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in Wildwood: questions

How much do other life, physical, and social science technicians make an hour in Wildwood?

$19.71 an hour on average, and $15.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other life, physical, and social science technicians salary in Wildwood?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other life, physical, and social science technicians take-home pay in Wildwood?

About $35,124 a year ($2,927 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,000. Florida has no state income tax.

Do other life, physical, and social science technicians earn more in Wildwood than elsewhere?

The average here is 38% less than the U.S. average for this job ($66,280).

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 19-4099; area Wildwood-The Villages, FL (48680). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 (a city in the same metro). 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.

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