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State comparison · 2025

Physicists salary: Arkansas vs Florida

Occupation

Physicists in Florida earn a median of $225,390. In Arkansas, $135,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.3% — not 39.7%.

Nominal pay gap
-39.7%
Arkansas vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
-28.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arkansas

Physicists

Median
$135,820
p25
$110,390
p75
$175,050
p10
$110,390
p90
$214,000
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
86.9
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Florida

Physicists

Median
$225,390
p25
$153,980
p75
$285,400
p10
$113,240
p90
$308,580
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.4
Hiring velocity (180d)
-22%
See full breakdown for Florida

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.