State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: California vs Florida
Accountants and Auditors in California earn a median of $97,050. In Florida, $79,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.5%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $97,050
- p25
- $75,810
- p75
- $125,850
- p10
- $61,770
- p90
- $160,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -49%
Florida
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $79,250
- p25
- $62,730
- p75
- $103,140
- p10
- $50,280
- p90
- $131,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.