State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: Florida vs Texas
Lawyers in Texas earn a median of $154,200. In Florida, $133,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 13.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.6%
Florida vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-18.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Texas
Lawyers
- Median
- $154,200
- p25
- $102,810
- p75
- $223,390
- p10
- $79,340
- p90
- $349,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.