Los Angeles vs. Miami
Dishwashers. 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
Los Angeles's median is 16.2% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 16.7%.
Los Angeles's median $37,580 buys $33,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $31,480 buys $27,600 (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 | 27,520 | 12,240 | −55.5% |
| 10th percentile | $35,480 | $28,390 | −20.0% |
| 25th percentile | $36,400 | $28,970 | −20.4% |
| Median | $37,580 | $31,480 | −16.2% |
| 75th percentile | $39,170 | $35,460 | −9.5% |
| 90th percentile | $45,890 | $37,610 | −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.
- Full pages
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