How much do Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, the published 10th percentile is $40,870 and the 90th percentile is $106,610. The difference is $65,740, which is 118.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,950 to the 75th at $77,120, covers $31,170.

The mean annual wage is $66,930, which sits above the median of $55,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 32.7% lower than the national median of $82,220 for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,204, which is 32.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9% lower than the Florida median of $60,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health at $55,204 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 12th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $51,290 and employment of 30. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,173, against $55,204 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $63,750 and employment of 220. That median is 15.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,747, against $55,204 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $68,920 and employment of 1,080. That median is 24.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,374, against $55,204 here.

Employment share

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (130 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.33 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.