State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: California vs Florida
Healthcare Social Workers in California earn a median of $89,660. In Florida, $64,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.3%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+29.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $89,660
- p25
- $67,630
- p75
- $118,740
- p10
- $54,220
- p90
- $134,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -76%
Florida
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $64,820
- p25
- $57,840
- p75
- $76,280
- p10
- $45,760
- p90
- $88,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.