Atlanta vs. New York
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1031
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 26.7% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 12.6%.
Atlanta's median $75,770 buys $75,700 at national prices (price parity 100.1); New York's $95,980 buys $85,300 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 13,830 | 14,840 | +7.3% |
| 10th percentile | $54,860 | $55,440 | +1.1% |
| 25th percentile | $63,980 | $76,030 | +18.8% |
| Median | $75,770 | $95,980 | +26.7% |
| 75th percentile | $94,120 | $118,350 | +25.7% |
| 90th percentile | $108,600 | $135,760 | +25.0% |
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.
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