Atlanta vs. Phoenix
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
Atlanta's median is 15.0% higher — but after local prices, Atlanta still leads by 17.7%.
Atlanta's median $75,770 buys $75,700 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Phoenix's $64,370 buys $62,300 (103.3).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Phoenix against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Phoenix | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 13,830 | 11,350 | −17.9% |
| 10th percentile | $54,860 | $48,550 | −11.5% |
| 25th percentile | $63,980 | $59,520 | −7.0% |
| Median | $75,770 | $64,370 | −15.0% |
| 75th percentile | $94,120 | $79,260 | −15.8% |
| 90th percentile | $108,600 | $99,150 | −8.7% |
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
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