Los Angeles vs. New York
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 2.8% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $36,980 buys $32,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $35,950 buys $31,900 (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 | 109,940 | 173,830 | +58.1% |
| 10th percentile | $35,320 | $32,850 | −7.0% |
| 25th percentile | $36,070 | $34,320 | −4.9% |
| Median | $36,980 | $35,950 | −2.8% |
| 75th percentile | $38,700 | $38,130 | −1.5% |
| 90th percentile | $48,110 | $46,020 | −4.3% |
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 New York
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