State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Florida, $133,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.9% — not 46.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.6%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+37.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.