SOC 15-2051, wage year 2025-26

Data Scientists prevailing wage in Florida

Short answer

In Florida, the median prevailing wage for data scientists across its 24 areas is $31.73 an hour at Level 1 ($65,988 a year) and $66.05 an hour at Level 4 ($137,384 a year). The Level 2 median of $42.89 is 10% above the national median across areas ($39.14). Naples-Marco Island, FL is the highest-paying area at $52.84 at Level 2, and Tallahassee, FL the lowest at $33.99.

Every Florida area for data scientists

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Naples-Marco Island, FL$38.64$52.84$67.05$81.25
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$32.03$45.79$59.54$73.30
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$37.68$45.20$52.73$60.25
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$32.92$45.10$57.28$69.46
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$33.31$44.82$56.33$67.84
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$32.50$44.43$56.35$68.28
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$32.50$44.16$55.83$67.49
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$32.64$43.91$55.18$66.45
Homosassa Springs, FL$31.97$43.85$55.74$67.62
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$32.02$43.81$55.59$67.38
Sebring, FL$31.97$43.80$55.62$67.45
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$27.90$43.21$58.52$73.83
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$31.48$42.57$53.67$64.76
Punta Gorda, FL$29.96$42.16$54.36$66.56
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$30.50$41.69$52.88$64.07
Ocala, FL$29.61$41.62$53.64$65.65
Jacksonville, FL$30.61$41.42$52.23$63.04
Port St. Lucie, FL$29.39$39.77$50.16$60.54
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$29.19$38.90$48.60$58.31
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$32.51$38.62$44.74$50.85
Gainesville, FL$24.86$36.83$48.81$60.78
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$26.72$36.26$45.80$55.34
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$27.99$34.04$40.08$46.13
Tallahassee, FL$24.34$33.99$43.64$53.29

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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