Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Salary — Ocala, Florida

The average Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Ocala, Florida earns $92,960 a year.

$92,960 / year, mean
↓ 20.9% below national average 7th percentile in Florida

Ocala is among the lowest-paying cities in Florida for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for medical scientists, except epidemiologists, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Florida

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 10.0%
Cost of living 95 #100 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1340 #8 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $273,318 #120 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $58,535 #172 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Ocala ranks #100 for cost of living and #120 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Syracuse $182,580 Vallejo $162,840 San Francisco $157,540 San Jose $154,410 Santa Rosa $149,990 Chico $148,730 Stockton $144,260 Modesto $142,460 Santa Cruz $140,520 Kennewick $137,280 Sacramento $136,940 Santa Maria $136,900 Trenton $136,750 Riverside $134,520 Salinas $132,800 Naples $132,760 Los Angeles $131,870 Oxnard $131,710 Bakersfield $130,960 Jacksonville $129,480 San Diego $129,060 Fresno $128,500 Portland $127,850 Visalia $127,810 Salem $126,430 San Luis Obispo $125,270 Olympia $125,250 Miami $124,790 Philadelphia $122,780 New York $121,410 Bend $119,630 El Centro $119,570 Sebastian $119,430 Redding $118,880 Seattle $118,000 Sarasota $116,910 Kiryas Joel $115,770 Palm Bay $111,600 Albany $109,790 Tampa $109,560 Buffalo $109,360 Fort Myers $108,720 Tallahassee $106,060 Austin $104,890 Bloomington $104,550 Lakeland $103,690 Orlando $103,340 Allentown $102,630 Ann Arbor $101,920 Deltona $101,450 Baltimore $99,780 Morgantown $99,720 Lafayette $98,820 Gainesville $98,760 Harrisburg $98,430 Pensacola $97,700 Evansville $97,690 Kalamazoo $96,870 Hagerstown $96,450 Spokane $96,400 Indianapolis $96,320 Waco $95,620 Reading $94,920 Chicago $94,240 Lexington Park $94,230 Ocala $92,960 Houston $92,590 York $91,760 Champaign $91,500 Lexington $90,830 Dallas $90,160 Louisville $89,800 Dover $88,880 San Antonio $87,520 Detroit $87,400 Blacksburg $87,290 Winchester $87,030 Lancaster $86,900 Lynchburg $85,730 Peoria $85,020 Scranton $84,710 Killeen $84,630 Charlottesville $82,910 Springfield $81,240 Charleston $81,180 College Station $78,130 Rochester $76,440 Erie $74,880 Lansing $73,280 Altoona $72,130 McAllen $70,030 El Paso $68,150
CityMean salaryvs. Ocala
Albany, New York$109,790+18.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$102,630+10.4%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$72,130-22.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$101,920+9.6%
Austin, Texas$104,890+12.8%
Bakersfield, California$130,960+40.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$99,780+7.3%
Bend, Oregon$119,630+28.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$87,290-6.1%
Bloomington, Indiana$104,550+12.5%
Buffalo, New York$109,360+17.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$108,720+17.0%
Champaign, Illinois$91,500-1.6%
Charleston, West Virginia$81,180-12.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$82,910-10.8%
Chicago, Illinois$94,240+1.4%
Chico, California$148,730+60.0%
College Station, Texas$78,130-16.0%
Dallas, Texas$90,160-3.0%
Deltona, Florida$101,450+9.1%
Detroit, Michigan$87,400-6.0%
Dover, Delaware$88,880-4.4%
El Centro, California$119,570+28.6%
El Paso, Texas$68,150-26.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$74,880-19.4%
Evansville, Indiana$97,690+5.1%
Fresno, California$128,500+38.2%
Gainesville, Florida$98,760+6.2%
Hagerstown, Maryland$96,450+3.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$98,430+5.9%
Houston, Texas$92,590-0.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$96,320+3.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$129,480+39.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$96,870+4.2%
Kennewick, Washington$137,280+47.7%
Killeen, Texas$84,630-9.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$115,770+24.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$98,820+6.3%
Lakeland, Florida$103,690+11.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$86,900-6.5%
Lansing, Michigan$73,280-21.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$90,830-2.3%
Lexington Park, Maryland$94,230+1.4%
Los Angeles, California$131,870+41.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$89,800-3.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$85,730-7.8%
McAllen, Texas$70,030-24.7%
Miami, Florida$124,790+34.2%
Modesto, California$142,460+53.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$99,720+7.3%
Naples, Florida$132,760+42.8%
New York, New York$121,410+30.6%
Sarasota, Florida$116,910+25.8%
Olympia, Washington$125,250+34.7%
Orlando, Florida$103,340+11.2%
Oxnard, California$131,710+41.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$111,600+20.1%
Pensacola, Florida$97,700+5.1%
Peoria, Illinois$85,020-8.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$122,780+32.1%
Portland, Oregon$127,850+37.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$94,920+2.1%
Redding, California$118,880+27.9%
Riverside, California$134,520+44.7%
Rochester, New York$76,440-17.8%
Sacramento, California$136,940+47.3%
Salem, Oregon$126,430+36.0%
Salinas, California$132,800+42.9%
San Antonio, Texas$87,520-5.9%
San Diego, California$129,060+38.8%
San Francisco, California$157,540+69.5%
San Jose, California$154,410+66.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$125,270+34.8%
Santa Cruz, California$140,520+51.2%
Santa Maria, California$136,900+47.3%
Santa Rosa, California$149,990+61.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$84,710-8.9%
Seattle, Washington$118,000+26.9%
Sebastian, Florida$119,430+28.5%
Spokane, Washington$96,400+3.7%
Springfield, Illinois$81,240-12.6%
Stockton, California$144,260+55.2%
Syracuse, New York$182,580+96.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$106,060+14.1%
Tampa, Florida$109,560+17.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$136,750+47.1%
Vallejo, California$162,840+75.2%
Visalia, California$127,810+37.5%
Waco, Texas$95,620+2.9%
Winchester, Virginia$87,030-6.4%
York, Pennsylvania$91,760-1.3%
Gross salary
92,960/yr
Estimated take-home
74,227/yr
Est. total withheld
20.2%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Florida has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-1042 SOC code
Official area Ocala, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 36100 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Florida

Population (metro area)
387,697