Los Angeles vs. New York
Coaches and Scouts. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 27-2022
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 39.3% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 40.6%.
Los Angeles's median $47,450 buys $41,800 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $66,110 buys $58,700 (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 | 10,850 | 10,930 | +0.7% |
| 10th percentile | $36,160 | $38,830 | +7.4% |
| 25th percentile | $37,180 | $49,140 | +32.2% |
| Median | $47,450 | $66,110 | +39.3% |
| 75th percentile | $63,620 | $93,620 | +47.2% |
| 90th percentile | $86,070 | $115,450 | +34.1% |
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
- Coaches and Scouts in Los Angeles · Coaches and Scouts in New York
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