Los Angeles vs. New York
Childcare Workers. 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
Los Angeles's median is 5.1% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 4.2%.
Los Angeles's median $39,890 buys $35,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $37,870 buys $33,600 (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 | 16,530 | 48,780 | +195.1% |
| 10th percentile | $34,980 | $34,360 | −1.8% |
| 25th percentile | $37,770 | $35,930 | −4.9% |
| Median | $39,890 | $37,870 | −5.1% |
| 75th percentile | $45,780 | $43,720 | −4.5% |
| 90th percentile | $48,390 | $46,970 | −2.9% |
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
- Childcare Workers in Los Angeles · Childcare Workers in New York
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