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New York 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
30k40k NEW YORK $35,910 ORLANDO $30,940
Table 1 — Adjusted

New York's median is 13.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 4.4%.

New York's median $35,910 buys $31,900 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.

New YorkOrlandoΔ
Employment18,42020,030+8.7%
10th percentile$32,580$29,170−10.5%
25th percentile$34,320$30,670−10.6%
Median$35,910$30,940−13.8%
75th percentile$37,820$30,940−18.2%
90th percentile$45,800$37,890−17.3%
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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