Los Angeles vs. San Francisco
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
San Francisco's median is 47.4% higher — but after local prices, San Francisco still leads by 44.8%.
Los Angeles's median $109,700 buys $96,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); San Francisco's $161,700 buys $139,900 (115.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is San Francisco against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | San Francisco | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 20,060 | 16,930 | −15.6% |
| 10th percentile | $49,720 | $63,340 | +27.4% |
| 25th percentile | $72,340 | $102,340 | +41.5% |
| Median | $109,700 | $161,700 | +47.4% |
| 75th percentile | $163,210 | $206,460 | +26.5% |
| 90th percentile | $203,490 | $255,390 | +25.5% |
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 San Francisco
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