State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: Delaware vs Florida
Economists in Delaware earn a median of $159,120. In Florida, $102,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.9% — not 55.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.3%
Delaware vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+60.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Economists
- Median
- $159,120
- p25
- $102,270
- p75
- $167,430
- p10
- $74,690
- p90
- $214,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
Florida
Economists
- Median
- $102,430
- p25
- $72,880
- p75
- $134,180
- p10
- $65,850
- p90
- $174,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.