Los Angeles vs. New York
Bakers. 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
Los Angeles's median is 0.9% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $39,260 buys $34,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $38,890 buys $34,500 (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 | 10,580 | 16,560 | +56.5% |
| 10th percentile | $36,780 | $34,710 | −5.6% |
| 25th percentile | $37,950 | $36,100 | −4.9% |
| Median | $39,260 | $38,890 | −0.9% |
| 75th percentile | $46,710 | $46,220 | −1.0% |
| 90th percentile | $50,120 | $54,560 | +8.9% |
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.
- Full pages
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