Florida was 16.1% below the U.S. median for Foresters. It ranked 38 of 44 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Florida was 103.4, or 3.4% above the national price level. Its housing index was 122.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$62,013
WageScope divides the published Foresters median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-1032 and BLS area 12.
Questions, answered
Foresters pay in Florida: common questions
What is the median wage for Foresters in Florida?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $64,130 per year for Foresters in Florida. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Foresters pay higher in Florida than nationally?
Florida's published median was 16.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Florida?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 103.4 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Foresters jobs does BLS estimate in Florida?
BLS published an employment estimate of 380 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Foresters median in Florida at $64,130 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-1032 and BLS area 12.
BLS lists 380 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $71,970 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Florida's Foresters median is 16.1% below the U.S. Foresters median of $76,400 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-1032 and area 12. SOC 19-1032 names Foresters. Area 12 names Florida. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-1032/12 row reports 380 wage and salary jobs, 0.04 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.57 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-1032/12, the annual median is $64,130 per year, while the matching mean is $71,970 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 12 reports 9,929,860 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,670. Its annual median is $47,880. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-1032 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Florida runs from $30,010 at the 10th percentile to $114,550 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,290. The median is $47,880. The 75th percentile is $75,410. This is a place check, not a pay range for Foresters.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 12. They do not show related skills or a path into Foresters.
1. Area 12, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 333,460 jobs, $34,010 annual median, 33.58 jobs per 1,000, and 1.34 location quotient.
2. Area 12, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 236,290 jobs, $101,580 annual median, 23.8 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
3. Area 12, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 235,400 jobs, $29,080 annual median, 23.71 jobs per 1,000, and 0.96 location quotient.
4. Area 12, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 229,940 jobs, $84,190 annual median, 23.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.07 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Florida wage ladder for Foresters
The 10th percentile is $49,920 per year. The 25th percentile is $51,500 per year. The median is $64,130 per year. The 75th percentile is $88,380 per year. The 90th percentile is $112,660 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $51,500 per year to $88,380 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $62,740. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Florida has a annual median of $64,130 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $76,400 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Florida. Florida is 16.1% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Florida ranks 38 of 44 among states and territories with a published annual median for Foresters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 38 of 44 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
35. Idaho has a Foresters median of $65,170 per year, 280 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 4.92.
36. New Hampshire has a Foresters median of $65,170 per year, 110 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.46.
37. South Dakota has a Foresters median of $64,460 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 3.89.
39. Missouri has a Foresters median of $63,220 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.61.
40. West Virginia has a Foresters median of $62,550 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.15.
Pay leaders
Where Foresters medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 19-1032, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $107,120 per year. Florida sits at $64,130 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Foresters is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. California has a Foresters median of $107,120 per year, or $42,990 above Florida. BLS lists 820 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.67.
2. Massachusetts has a Foresters median of $89,650 per year, or $25,520 above Florida. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.54.
3. Alaska has a Foresters median of $87,210 per year, or $23,080 above Florida. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 3.85.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Foresters jobs
Washington has the largest published state job estimate for Foresters in this same-source set, at 950 jobs. Florida has 380. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Washington has 950 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 570 jobs from Florida. Its median is $78,460 per year, or $14,330 above Florida. Its location quotient is 4.
2. California has 820 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 440 jobs from Florida. Its median is $107,120 per year, or $42,990 above Florida. Its location quotient is 0.67.
3. Oregon has 670 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 290 jobs from Florida. Its median is $81,450 per year, or $17,320 above Florida. Its location quotient is 5.06.
Local-share leaders
Where Foresters takes the largest share of local jobs
Montana has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 6.95. Florida has 0.57. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Foresters is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Montana has a location quotient of 6.95, a gap of 6.38 from Florida. BLS lists 240 Foresters jobs and a median of $67,200 per year, or $3,070 above Florida.
2. Oregon has a location quotient of 5.06, a gap of 4.49 from Florida. BLS lists 670 Foresters jobs and a median of $81,450 per year, or $17,320 above Florida.
3. Idaho has a location quotient of 4.92, a gap of 4.35 from Florida. BLS lists 280 Foresters jobs and a median of $65,170 per year, or $1,040 above Florida.
Job scale and share
How common Foresters is in Florida
BLS lists 380 Foresters jobs in Florida. It also lists 0.04 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.57. A value of 1 means Foresters has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Florida is $47,880 per year. The Foresters median is $64,130 per year. Foresters is 33.9% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Florida. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Foresters. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Florida median of $64,360 per year. BLS lists 93,850 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Florida median of $62,490 per year. BLS lists 92,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.18.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Florida median of $60,660 per year. BLS lists 107,650 jobs and a location quotient of 1.34.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Florida
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Florida table, at 333,460 jobs. Foresters has 380 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 9,929,860. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Foresters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 333,460 jobs in Florida, a gap of 333,080 from Foresters. Its median is $34,010 per year, or $30,120 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.34.
2. General and Operations Managers has 236,290 jobs in Florida, a gap of 235,910 from Foresters. Its median is $101,580 per year, or $37,450 above Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.06.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 235,400 jobs in Florida, a gap of 235,020 from Foresters. Its median is $29,080 per year, or $35,050 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.96.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Florida
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Florida role table, at $130,980 per year. Foresters has $64,130 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,880 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $130,980 per year in Florida, or $66,850 above Foresters. BLS lists 87,890 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.82.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $101,580 per year in Florida, or $37,450 above Foresters. BLS lists 236,290 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.06.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,190 per year in Florida, or $20,060 above Foresters. BLS lists 229,940 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.07.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Florida
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has the highest location quotient in the bounded Florida role table, at 1.56. Foresters has 0.57. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Foresters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.56 in Florida, a gap of 0.99 from Foresters. BLS lists 96,000 jobs and a median of $41,730 per year, or $22,400 below Foresters.
2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.45 in Florida, a gap of 0.88 from Foresters. BLS lists 79,550 jobs and a median of $33,860 per year, or $30,270 below Foresters.
3. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.43 in Florida, a gap of 0.86 from Foresters. BLS lists 207,180 jobs and a median of $36,150 per year, or $27,980 below Foresters.
Price-level view
What $64,130 may mean after the Florida price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Florida is 103.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.4% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $64,130 Foresters median by 103.4 divided by 100. The result is $62,013 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 122.1. Goods are 98.1. Utilities are 90.1. Other services are 101.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Foresters row is 19%. The mean-wage RSE is 7.2%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 380 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $71,970 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Foresters. It uses a Florida place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $64,130 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 380 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.57 is not a growth score. Rank 38 of 44 is not a place score. The 103.4 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-1032 in BLS area 12. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 12, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 228,000 jobs, $40,440 annual median, 22.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.38 location quotient.
6. Area 12, SOC 35-3031, Waiters and Waitresses: 207,180 jobs, $36,150 annual median, 20.86 jobs per 1,000, and 1.43 location quotient.
4. South Carolina has a Foresters median of $86,780 per year, or $22,650 above Florida. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 1.61.
5. Maryland has a Foresters median of $86,100 per year, or $21,970 above Florida. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.63.
6. Connecticut has a Foresters median of $84,820 per year, or $20,690 above Florida. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.53.
7. Iowa has a Foresters median of $83,000 per year, or $18,870 above Florida. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.51.
8. Illinois has a Foresters median of $82,160 per year, or $18,030 above Florida. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 380 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.55.
4. Wisconsin has 570 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 190 jobs from Florida. Its median is $66,010 per year, or $1,880 above Florida. Its location quotient is 2.89.
5. Minnesota has 390 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from Florida. Its median is $76,490 per year, or $12,360 above Florida. Its location quotient is 1.97.
6. Florida has 380 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Florida. Its median is $64,130 per year, or $0 above Florida. Its location quotient is 0.57.
7. Georgia has 370 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from Florida. Its median is $76,970 per year, or $12,840 above Florida. Its location quotient is 1.11.
8. Michigan has 340 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Florida. Its median is $75,920 per year, or $11,790 above Florida. Its location quotient is 1.15.
4. Vermont has a location quotient of 4.09, a gap of 3.52 from Florida. BLS lists 80 Foresters jobs and a median of $80,750 per year, or $16,620 above Florida.
5. Washington has a location quotient of 4, a gap of 3.43 from Florida. BLS lists 950 Foresters jobs and a median of $78,460 per year, or $14,330 above Florida.
6. South Dakota has a location quotient of 3.89, a gap of 3.32 from Florida. BLS lists 120 Foresters jobs and a median of $64,460 per year, or $330 above Florida.
7. Alaska has a location quotient of 3.85, a gap of 3.28 from Florida. BLS lists 80 Foresters jobs and a median of $87,210 per year, or $23,080 above Florida.
8. Wyoming has a location quotient of 3.09, a gap of 2.52 from Florida. BLS lists 60 Foresters jobs and a median of $68,180 per year, or $4,050 above Florida.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Florida median of $50,640 per year. BLS lists 112,920 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
5. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Florida median of $49,330 per year. BLS lists 88,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
6. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Florida median of $79,250 per year. BLS lists 91,000 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Florida median of $48,410 per year. BLS lists 80,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Florida median of $46,060 per year. BLS lists 111,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
4. Registered Nurses has 229,940 jobs in Florida, a gap of 229,560 from Foresters. Its median is $84,190 per year, or $20,060 above Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.07.
5. Customer Service Representatives has 228,000 jobs in Florida, a gap of 227,620 from Foresters. Its median is $40,440 per year, or $23,690 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.38.
6. Waiters and Waitresses has 207,180 jobs in Florida, a gap of 206,800 from Foresters. Its median is $36,150 per year, or $27,980 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.43.
7. Cashiers has 201,370 jobs in Florida, a gap of 200,990 from Foresters. Its median is $30,530 per year, or $33,600 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.02.
8. Office Clerks, General has 189,700 jobs in Florida, a gap of 189,320 from Foresters. Its median is $44,450 per year, or $19,680 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.21.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,250 per year in Florida, or $15,120 above Foresters. BLS lists 91,000 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.98.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $64,360 per year in Florida, or $230 above Foresters. BLS lists 93,850 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.02.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $62,490 per year in Florida, or $1,640 below Foresters. BLS lists 92,920 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.18.
7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $60,660 per year in Florida, or $3,470 below Foresters. BLS lists 107,650 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.34.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $50,640 per year in Florida, or $13,490 below Foresters. BLS lists 112,920 jobs, compared with 380 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.41 in Florida, a gap of 0.84 from Foresters. BLS lists 86,040 jobs and a median of $37,100 per year, or $27,030 below Foresters.
5. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.38 in Florida, a gap of 0.81 from Foresters. BLS lists 124,040 jobs and a median of $37,020 per year, or $27,110 below Foresters.
6. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.38 in Florida, a gap of 0.81 from Foresters. BLS lists 228,000 jobs and a median of $40,440 per year, or $23,690 below Foresters.
7. Retail Salespersons has a location quotient of 1.34 in Florida, a gap of 0.77 from Foresters. BLS lists 333,460 jobs and a median of $34,010 per year, or $30,120 below Foresters.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.34 in Florida, a gap of 0.77 from Foresters. BLS lists 107,650 jobs and a median of $60,660 per year, or $3,470 below Foresters.
Precise employer-title matches for Foresters in Florida
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Florida place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
