State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Physicists in Florida earn a median of $225,390. In District of Columbia, $157,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.4% — not 30.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.3%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
-34.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Physicists
- Median
- $157,040
- p25
- $123,090
- p75
- $195,190
- p10
- $86,820
- p90
- $202,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Florida
Physicists
- Median
- $225,390
- p25
- $153,980
- p75
- $285,400
- p10
- $113,240
- p90
- $308,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -22%
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.