Los Angeles vs. Miami
Cashiers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-2011
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 18.2% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 18.6%.
Los Angeles's median $36,980 buys $32,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $30,250 buys $26,500 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 109,940 | 56,340 | −48.8% |
| 10th percentile | $35,320 | $27,730 | −21.5% |
| 25th percentile | $36,070 | $28,870 | −20.0% |
| Median | $36,980 | $30,250 | −18.2% |
| 75th percentile | $38,700 | $35,310 | −8.8% |
| 90th percentile | $48,110 | $39,290 | −18.3% |
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
- Cashiers in Los Angeles · Cashiers in Miami
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.