New York vs. Phoenix
Construction Laborers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 47-2061
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 23.4% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 16.6%.
New York's median $61,270 buys $54,400 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Phoenix's $46,910 buys $45,400 (103.3).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Phoenix against New York.
| New York | Phoenix | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 50,870 | 29,230 | −42.5% |
| 10th percentile | $34,320 | $36,770 | +7.1% |
| 25th percentile | $45,450 | $41,160 | −9.4% |
| Median | $61,270 | $46,910 | −23.4% |
| 75th percentile | $92,350 | $51,800 | −43.9% |
| 90th percentile | $104,280 | $62,250 | −40.3% |
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.
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