Los Angeles vs. New York
Administrative Services Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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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 20.4% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 21.5%.
Los Angeles's median $124,560 buys $109,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $149,990 buys $133,200 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 13,310 | 18,450 | +38.6% |
| 10th percentile | $73,330 | $94,790 | +29.3% |
| 25th percentile | $94,690 | $119,300 | +26.0% |
| Median | $124,560 | $149,990 | +20.4% |
| 75th percentile | $165,010 | $204,680 | +24.0% |
| 90th percentile | $217,600 | $291,320 | +33.9% |
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.
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