State comparison · 2025
Physicists salary: Florida vs Washington
Physicists in Florida earn a median of $225,390. In Washington, $134,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73% — not 67.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.2%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+73%
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%
Washington
Physicists
- Median
- $134,790
- p25
- $110,940
- p75
- $174,630
- p10
- $77,860
- p90
- $238,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.