State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: California vs Florida
Lawyers in California earn a median of $195,080. In Florida, $133,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.8% — not 46.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.5%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+36.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,080
- p25
- $131,120
- p75
- $277,140
- p10
- $97,950
- p90
- $369,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -43%
Florida
Lawyers
- Median
- $133,180
- p25
- $99,720
- p75
- $196,100
- p10
- $75,530
- p90
- $301,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -49%
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.