State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: Florida vs Hawaii
Physicists in Florida earn a median of $225,390. In Hawaii, $117,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 104.6% — not 92.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.3%
Florida vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+104.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Hawaii
Physicists
- Median
- $117,190
- p25
- $98,680
- p75
- $243,740
- p10
- $77,190
- p90
- $383,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.