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Los Angeles vs. Orlando

Amusement and Recreation Attendants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 39-3091
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
30k35k40k45k LOS ANGELES $37,630 ORLANDO $30,940
Table 1 — Adjusted

Los Angeles's median is 17.8% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 7.9%.

Los Angeles's median $37,630 buys $33,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Orlando's $30,940 buys $30,500 (101.4).

Table 2 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Orlando against Los Angeles.

Los AngelesOrlandoΔ
Employment22,41020,030−10.6%
10th percentile$34,930$29,170−16.5%
25th percentile$35,990$30,670−14.8%
Median$37,630$30,940−17.8%
75th percentile$37,900$30,940−18.4%
90th percentile$45,370$37,890−16.5%
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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