New York 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
New York's median is 3.3% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
New York's median $105,650 buys $93,900 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 111,930 | 41,470 | −63.0% |
| 10th percentile | $71,850 | $67,530 | −6.0% |
| 25th percentile | $82,830 | $79,990 | −3.4% |
| Median | $105,650 | $102,140 | −3.3% |
| 75th percentile | $137,490 | $133,430 | −3.0% |
| 90th percentile | $174,750 | $170,980 | −2.2% |
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 New York · Accountants and Auditors in Washington
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