State comparison · 2025
Health and Safety Engineers salary: California vs Florida
Health and Safety Engineers in California earn a median of $131,540. In Florida, $101,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 29.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.2%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+20.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $131,540
- p25
- $103,460
- p75
- $161,160
- p10
- $83,210
- p90
- $175,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +43%
Florida
Health and Safety Engineers
- Median
- $101,790
- p25
- $79,490
- p75
- $124,880
- p10
- $60,820
- p90
- $149,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.