Los Angeles vs. New York
Carpenters. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 47-2031
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 1.9% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $75,740 buys $66,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $74,300 buys $66,000 (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 | 30,600 | 34,210 | +11.8% |
| 10th percentile | $46,860 | $46,860 | +0.0% |
| 25th percentile | $59,470 | $60,160 | +1.2% |
| Median | $75,740 | $74,300 | −1.9% |
| 75th percentile | $100,620 | $98,080 | −2.5% |
| 90th percentile | $117,430 | $123,810 | +5.4% |
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
- Carpenters in Los Angeles · Carpenters in New York
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