New York vs. Phoenix
Customer Service Representatives. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-4051
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 6.4% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
New York's median $49,590 buys $44,100 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Phoenix's $46,410 buys $44,900 (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 | 125,570 | 68,930 | −45.1% |
| 10th percentile | $36,930 | $35,350 | −4.3% |
| 25th percentile | $43,060 | $38,550 | −10.5% |
| Median | $49,590 | $46,410 | −6.4% |
| 75th percentile | $61,940 | $52,600 | −15.1% |
| 90th percentile | $77,290 | $64,150 | −17.0% |
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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