New York vs. San Francisco
Computer and Information Systems Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-3021
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
San Francisco's median is 8.2% higher — but after local prices, San Francisco still leads by 5.3%.
New York's median $215,300 buys $191,300 at national prices (price parity 112.6); San Francisco's $232,890 buys $201,400 (115.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is San Francisco against New York.
| New York | San Francisco | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 62,430 | 23,830 | −61.8% |
| 10th percentile | $139,610 | $155,660 | +11.5% |
| 25th percentile | $171,950 | $203,840 | +18.5% |
| Median | $215,300 | $232,890 | +8.2% |
| 75th percentile | $285,570 | $313,220 | +9.7% |
| 90th percentile | $322,410 | $335,770 | +4.1% |
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.
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