Los Angeles vs. New York
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-3023
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 8.1% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 7.2%.
Los Angeles's median $62,820 buys $55,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $57,760 buys $51,300 (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 | 22,330 | 28,420 | +27.3% |
| 10th percentile | $36,520 | $34,740 | −4.9% |
| 25th percentile | $46,160 | $46,040 | −0.3% |
| Median | $62,820 | $57,760 | −8.1% |
| 75th percentile | $76,240 | $77,770 | +2.0% |
| 90th percentile | $90,890 | $94,320 | +3.8% |
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
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Los Angeles · Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in New York
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