Los Angeles vs. Washington
Compliance Officers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 5.7% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 10.2%.
Los Angeles's median $94,810 buys $83,500 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $100,200 buys $92,000 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 17,700 | 13,820 | −21.9% |
| 10th percentile | $55,740 | $60,710 | +8.9% |
| 25th percentile | $71,230 | $77,470 | +8.8% |
| Median | $94,810 | $100,200 | +5.7% |
| 75th percentile | $124,210 | $127,980 | +3.0% |
| 90th percentile | $146,350 | $148,700 | +1.6% |
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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