Los Angeles vs. New York
Computer Occupations, All Other. 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
New York's median is 15.7% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 16.7%.
Los Angeles's median $109,700 buys $96,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $126,910 buys $112,700 (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 | 20,060 | 16,230 | −19.1% |
| 10th percentile | $49,720 | $56,330 | +13.3% |
| 25th percentile | $72,340 | $82,510 | +14.1% |
| Median | $109,700 | $126,910 | +15.7% |
| 75th percentile | $163,210 | $171,020 | +4.8% |
| 90th percentile | $203,490 | $212,380 | +4.4% |
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
- Computer Occupations, All Other in Los Angeles · Computer Occupations, All Other in New York
Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.