Los Angeles vs. New York
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 21-1012
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 1.8% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $79,000 buys $69,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $77,580 buys $68,900 (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 | 17,110 | 19,890 | +16.2% |
| 10th percentile | $49,690 | $50,330 | +1.3% |
| 25th percentile | $60,540 | $62,070 | +2.5% |
| Median | $79,000 | $77,580 | −1.8% |
| 75th percentile | $109,100 | $99,890 | −8.4% |
| 90th percentile | $135,030 | $129,750 | −3.9% |
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
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Los Angeles · Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in New York
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