Natural Sciences Managers Salary — Palm Bay, Florida

The average Natural Sciences Managers in Palm Bay, Florida earns $154,950 a year.

$154,950 / year, mean
↓ 17.1% below national average 100th percentile in Florida

Palm Bay sits at the very top of the range for this role in Florida — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for natural sciences managers, 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)
100
Estimate confidence
RSE 12.3%
Cost of living 100 #60 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 $344,841 #84 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $75,817 #66 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Palm Bay ranks #60 for cost of living and #84 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.

San Jose $252,350 San Francisco $249,930 San Diego $218,180 Midland $217,530 Kennewick $214,620 Seattle $213,950 Santa Cruz $211,060 Trenton $210,640 Oxnard $209,260 San Luis Obispo $199,540 Los Angeles $196,290 New York $195,750 Bay City $192,200 Santa Maria $188,630 Riverside $187,490 Vallejo $187,300 Salisbury $184,300 Philadelphia $182,940 Stockton $182,240 Sacramento $182,100 Atlantic City $181,210 Portland $178,220 Salinas $175,560 Ann Arbor $174,760 Chicago $174,760 Utica $171,020 Medford $168,210 Santa Rosa $165,840 Bakersfield $164,870 Modesto $164,650 Baltimore $162,390 Fresno $161,580 Bloomington $160,610 Bremerton $159,470 Buffalo $159,440 Lexington Park $156,810 Bend $154,970 Palm Bay $154,950 Albany $153,980 Corvallis $152,820 Grand Rapids $152,700 Olympia $150,720 Allentown $149,930 Rochester $149,840 Lexington $148,840 Syracuse $147,220 Morgantown $145,760 Spokane $145,160 Lafayette $145,120 Eugene $144,680 Miami $144,640 Tampa $144,140 Bellingham $143,690 Austin $143,520 Sarasota $142,260 Detroit $141,560 Houston $141,350 Kalamazoo $141,320 Evansville $140,980 Dallas $139,800 Beaumont $137,460 Salem $137,350 State College $137,280 Midland $136,840 Crestview $136,050 Richmond $134,740 Virginia Beach $133,860 Reading $132,980 Jacksonville $132,400 Dover $131,250 Naples $129,910 Charlottesville $128,890 Lakeland $128,510 Louisville $127,350 Kiryas Joel $126,870 Harrisburg $126,240 York $125,720 San Antonio $125,330 Killeen $123,620 Gainesville $123,170 Orlando $121,710 Springfield $120,800 Deltona $120,510 Roanoke $119,340 Lubbock $118,000 Lancaster $117,060 Corpus Christi $115,110 Champaign $115,080 Fort Myers $115,030 Pensacola $113,880 Flint $113,460 Indianapolis $112,480 Port St. Lucie $111,870 Brownsville $111,240 Scranton $111,010 Lansing $110,680 El Paso $110,230 Waco $109,990 Fort Wayne $105,840 College Station $104,950 McAllen $103,380 Panama City $96,910 Williamsport $95,030 Tallahassee $93,850 South Bend $92,950 Erie $91,680
CityMean salaryvs. Palm Bay
Albany, New York$153,980-0.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$149,930-3.2%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$174,760+12.8%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$181,210+16.9%
Austin, Texas$143,520-7.4%
Bakersfield, California$164,870+6.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$162,390+4.8%
Bay City, Michigan$192,200+24.0%
Beaumont, Texas$137,460-11.3%
Bellingham, Washington$143,690-7.3%
Bend, Oregon$154,970+0.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$160,610+3.7%
Bremerton, Washington$159,470+2.9%
Brownsville, Texas$111,240-28.2%
Buffalo, New York$159,440+2.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$115,030-25.8%
Champaign, Illinois$115,080-25.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$128,890-16.8%
Chicago, Illinois$174,760+12.8%
College Station, Texas$104,950-32.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$115,110-25.7%
Corvallis, Oregon$152,820-1.4%
Crestview, Florida$136,050-12.2%
Dallas, Texas$139,800-9.8%
Deltona, Florida$120,510-22.2%
Detroit, Michigan$141,560-8.6%
Dover, Delaware$131,250-15.3%
El Paso, Texas$110,230-28.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$91,680-40.8%
Eugene, Oregon$144,680-6.6%
Evansville, Indiana$140,980-9.0%
Flint, Michigan$113,460-26.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$105,840-31.7%
Fresno, California$161,580+4.3%
Gainesville, Florida$123,170-20.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$152,700-1.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$126,240-18.5%
Houston, Texas$141,350-8.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$112,480-27.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$132,400-14.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$141,320-8.8%
Kennewick, Washington$214,620+38.5%
Killeen, Texas$123,620-20.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$126,870-18.1%
Lafayette, Indiana$145,120-6.3%
Lakeland, Florida$128,510-17.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$117,060-24.5%
Lansing, Michigan$110,680-28.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$148,840-3.9%
Lexington Park, Maryland$156,810+1.2%
Los Angeles, California$196,290+26.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$127,350-17.8%
Lubbock, Texas$118,000-23.8%
McAllen, Texas$103,380-33.3%
Medford, Oregon$168,210+8.6%
Miami, Florida$144,640-6.7%
Midland, Michigan$217,530+40.4%
Midland, Texas$136,840-11.7%
Modesto, California$164,650+6.3%
Morgantown, West Virginia$145,760-5.9%
Naples, Florida$129,910-16.2%
New York, New York$195,750+26.3%
Sarasota, Florida$142,260-8.2%
Olympia, Washington$150,720-2.7%
Orlando, Florida$121,710-21.5%
Oxnard, California$209,260+35.1%
Panama City, Florida$96,910-37.5%
Pensacola, Florida$113,880-26.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$182,940+18.1%
Portland, Oregon$178,220+15.0%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$111,870-27.8%
Reading, Pennsylvania$132,980-14.2%
Richmond, Virginia$134,740-13.0%
Riverside, California$187,490+21.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$119,340-23.0%
Rochester, New York$149,840-3.3%
Sacramento, California$182,100+17.5%
Salem, Oregon$137,350-11.4%
Salinas, California$175,560+13.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$184,300+18.9%
San Antonio, Texas$125,330-19.1%
San Diego, California$218,180+40.8%
San Francisco, California$249,930+61.3%
San Jose, California$252,350+62.9%
San Luis Obispo, California$199,540+28.8%
Santa Cruz, California$211,060+36.2%
Santa Maria, California$188,630+21.7%
Santa Rosa, California$165,840+7.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$111,010-28.4%
Seattle, Washington$213,950+38.1%
South Bend, Indiana$92,950-40.0%
Spokane, Washington$145,160-6.3%
Springfield, Illinois$120,800-22.0%
State College, Pennsylvania$137,280-11.4%
Stockton, California$182,240+17.6%
Syracuse, New York$147,220-5.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$93,850-39.4%
Tampa, Florida$144,140-7.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$210,640+35.9%
Utica, New York$171,020+10.4%
Vallejo, California$187,300+20.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$133,860-13.6%
Waco, Texas$109,990-29.0%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$95,030-38.7%
York, Pennsylvania$125,720-18.9%
Gross salary
154,950/yr
Estimated take-home
117,174/yr
Est. total withheld
24.4%

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 11-9121 SOC code
Official area Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 37340 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
MelbourneTitusville
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)
620,533