Los Angeles vs. New York
Compliance Officers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1041
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 6.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 7.5%.
Los Angeles's median $94,810 buys $83,500 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $101,050 buys $89,800 (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 | 17,700 | 23,380 | +32.1% |
| 10th percentile | $55,740 | $58,990 | +5.8% |
| 25th percentile | $71,230 | $75,660 | +6.2% |
| Median | $94,810 | $101,050 | +6.6% |
| 75th percentile | $124,210 | $128,790 | +3.7% |
| 90th percentile | $146,350 | $160,670 | +9.8% |
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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