Houston vs. New York
Bus Drivers, School. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3051
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 37.2% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 20.2%.
Houston's median $43,570 buys $44,200 at national prices (price parity 98.6); New York's $59,790 buys $53,100 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Houston.
| Houston | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 9,730 | 29,280 | +200.9% |
| 10th percentile | $26,550 | $47,620 | +79.4% |
| 25th percentile | $31,140 | $51,660 | +65.9% |
| Median | $43,570 | $59,790 | +37.2% |
| 75th percentile | $49,150 | $66,180 | +34.6% |
| 90th percentile | $61,280 | $77,550 | +26.6% |
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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