Los Angeles vs. Washington
Accountants and Auditors. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-2011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 8.2% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 12.9%.
Los Angeles's median $94,360 buys $83,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $102,140 buys $93,800 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 70,640 | 41,470 | −41.3% |
| 10th percentile | $60,310 | $67,530 | +12.0% |
| 25th percentile | $74,060 | $79,990 | +8.0% |
| Median | $94,360 | $102,140 | +8.2% |
| 75th percentile | $122,290 | $133,430 | +9.1% |
| 90th percentile | $154,630 | $170,980 | +10.6% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Accountants and Auditors in Los Angeles · Accountants and Auditors in Washington
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