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Grants Specialist / Manager in Florida

Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management lists 12 job classes for this work in the Florida state pay plan: Grants Manager - Ses, Grants Specialist I–V, Grant Specialist a, +3 more.

$34,760 – $138,708
state pay plan range, a year
12
classes in the state plan
$79,650
median pay in FL, all employers
66,230
workers in FL (SOC 13-1199)

Sources: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Florida state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Florida sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Grants Manager - Ses
Class 2418-08
Grade 419 · Selected Exempt Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$36,317 – $86,852 a year
Grade 019 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $126,392 a year
Grants Specialist I
Class 2401-01
Grade 013 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $52,412 a year
Grade 004 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $85,857 a year
Grants Specialist II
Class 2403-01
Grade 016 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $61,229 a year
Grade 004 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $85,857 a year
Grants Specialist III
Class 2406-01
Grade 017 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $64,833 a year
Grade 006 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $96,236 a year
Grants Specialist IV
Class 2409-01
Grade 018 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $68,796 a year
Grade 006 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $96,236 a year
Grants Specialist IV
Class 2409-07
Grade 018 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $68,796 a year
Grade 006 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $96,236 a year
Grant Specialist a
Class 2230-01
Grade 021 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$40,321 – $85,005 a year
Grade 008 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$35,899 – $127,258 a year
Grant Specialist C
Class 2242-01
Grade 023 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$45,060 – $95,284 a year
Grade 008 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$35,899 – $127,258 a year
Grants Specialist V
Class 2415-01
Grade 020 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$38,264 – $84,534 a year
Grade 008 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$35,899 – $127,258 a year
Grants Specialist V
Class 2415-07
Grade 020 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$38,264 – $84,534 a year
Grade 008 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$35,899 – $127,258 a year
Grants Specialist V - Ses
Class 2415-08
Grade 420 · Selected Exempt Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$38,264 – $82,303 a year
Grade 008 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$35,899 – $127,258 a year
Grant Specialist B
Class 2232-01
Grade 023 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$45,060 – $95,284 a year
Grade 009 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$39,040 – $138,708 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Florida, all employers Sourced

Business Operations Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-1199) in Florida, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureFL
Workers66,230
10th percentile$43,710
Median$79,650
90th percentile$150,090
National median, government employers$91,060

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Grants Specialist / Manager page.

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