Los Angeles vs. New York
Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 21-1021
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 6.6% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 5.8%.
Los Angeles's median $71,250 buys $62,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $66,540 buys $59,100 (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 | 26,220 | 24,350 | −7.1% |
| 10th percentile | $44,230 | $49,820 | +12.6% |
| 25th percentile | $50,430 | $58,790 | +16.6% |
| Median | $71,250 | $66,540 | −6.6% |
| 75th percentile | $97,760 | $89,450 | −8.5% |
| 90th percentile | $103,050 | $108,720 | +5.5% |
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
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Los Angeles · Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New York
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.