Los Angeles vs. New York
Construction Managers. 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 20.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 21.1%.
Los Angeles's median $131,680 buys $116,000 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $158,000 buys $140,400 (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 | 10,120 | 12,120 | +19.8% |
| 10th percentile | $75,730 | $91,740 | +21.1% |
| 25th percentile | $100,830 | $118,630 | +17.7% |
| Median | $131,680 | $158,000 | +20.0% |
| 75th percentile | $164,310 | $202,280 | +23.1% |
| 90th percentile | $212,330 | $250,520 | +18.0% |
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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