Los Angeles vs. Miami
Cooks, Restaurant. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 35-2014
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Los Angeles's median is 17.0% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 17.4%.
Los Angeles's median $44,460 buys $39,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $36,920 buys $32,300 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 54,320 | 37,210 | −31.5% |
| 10th percentile | $37,230 | $29,090 | −21.9% |
| 25th percentile | $38,290 | $30,780 | −19.6% |
| Median | $44,460 | $36,920 | −17.0% |
| 75th percentile | $47,330 | $44,060 | −6.9% |
| 90th percentile | $55,010 | $47,160 | −14.3% |
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
- Cooks, Restaurant in Los Angeles · Cooks, Restaurant in Miami
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