Los Angeles vs. New York
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 5.1% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 4.2%.
Los Angeles's median $37,580 buys $33,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $35,670 buys $31,700 (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 | 27,520 | 25,580 | −7.0% |
| 10th percentile | $35,480 | $33,780 | −4.8% |
| 25th percentile | $36,400 | $34,970 | −3.9% |
| Median | $37,580 | $35,670 | −5.1% |
| 75th percentile | $39,170 | $39,800 | +1.6% |
| 90th percentile | $45,890 | $45,920 | +0.1% |
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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