Atlanta vs. Washington
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
Washington's median is 30.9% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 20.3%.
Atlanta's median $80,020 buys $80,000 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Washington's $104,770 buys $96,200 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 43,720 | 76,600 | +75.2% |
| 10th percentile | $46,780 | $59,010 | +26.1% |
| 25th percentile | $57,630 | $78,800 | +36.7% |
| Median | $80,020 | $104,770 | +30.9% |
| 75th percentile | $117,510 | $136,660 | +16.3% |
| 90th percentile | $167,370 | $184,020 | +9.9% |
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
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Atlanta · Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Washington
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.