New York vs. San Francisco
Computer Occupations, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1299
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 27.4% higher — but after local prices, San Francisco still leads by 24.1%.
New York's median $126,910 buys $112,700 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.
| New York | San Francisco | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16,230 | 16,930 | +4.3% |
| 10th percentile | $56,330 | $63,340 | +12.4% |
| 25th percentile | $82,510 | $102,340 | +24.0% |
| Median | $126,910 | $161,700 | +27.4% |
| 75th percentile | $171,020 | $206,460 | +20.7% |
| 90th percentile | $212,380 | $255,390 | +20.3% |
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 New York · Computer Occupations, All Other in San Francisco
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