Atlanta vs. Los Angeles
Business Operations Specialists, All Other. 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 3.4% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Atlanta.
Atlanta's median $80,020 buys $80,000 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Los Angeles's $82,750 buys $72,900 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 43,720 | 50,470 | +15.4% |
| 10th percentile | $46,780 | $46,240 | −1.2% |
| 25th percentile | $57,630 | $63,270 | +9.8% |
| Median | $80,020 | $82,750 | +3.4% |
| 75th percentile | $117,510 | $122,030 | +3.8% |
| 90th percentile | $167,370 | $162,620 | −2.8% |
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
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Atlanta · Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Los Angeles
Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.