How much do Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists make in Gainesville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, the published 10th percentile is $41,200 and the 90th percentile is $92,440. The difference is $51,240, which is 91.8% 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 $47,070 to the 75th at $67,270, covers $20,200.

The mean annual wage is $61,390, which sits above the median of $55,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gainesville, FL median is 27.3% lower than the national median of $76,780 for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,674, which is 24.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% higher than the Florida median of $52,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, FL is 96.733, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists at $57,674 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists. Gainesville, FL ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

• Jacksonville, FL is 77 miles away, with a median of $48,110 and employment of 90. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,360, against $57,674 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 92 miles away, with a median of $55,050 and employment of 300. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,564, against $57,674 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 106 miles away, with a median of $68,200 and employment of 50. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,246, against $57,674 here.

Employment share

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, FL (110 of 152,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,120 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.18 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.