New York 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
New York's median is 32.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 26.9%.
New York's median $95,980 buys $85,300 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.
| New York | Phoenix | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 14,840 | 11,350 | −23.5% |
| 10th percentile | $55,440 | $48,550 | −12.4% |
| 25th percentile | $76,030 | $59,520 | −21.7% |
| Median | $95,980 | $64,370 | −32.9% |
| 75th percentile | $118,350 | $79,260 | −33.0% |
| 90th percentile | $135,760 | $99,150 | −27.0% |
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.
- Full pages
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