Los Angeles vs. New York
Counter and Rental Clerks. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-2021
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 8.1% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 9.0%.
Los Angeles's median $44,460 buys $39,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $48,040 buys $42,700 (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 | 26,870 | 16,880 | −37.2% |
| 10th percentile | $35,540 | $36,540 | +2.8% |
| 25th percentile | $37,340 | $39,740 | +6.4% |
| Median | $44,460 | $48,040 | +8.1% |
| 75th percentile | $51,160 | $59,620 | +16.5% |
| 90th percentile | $65,190 | $75,070 | +15.2% |
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
- Counter and Rental Clerks in Los Angeles · Counter and Rental Clerks in New York
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