Houston vs. Los Angeles
Electricians. 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 24.7% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 8.3%.
Houston's median $59,180 buys $60,000 at national prices (price parity 98.6); Los Angeles's $73,810 buys $65,000 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Houston.
| Houston | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 19,730 | 20,610 | +4.5% |
| 10th percentile | $38,800 | $46,140 | +18.9% |
| 25th percentile | $47,240 | $58,830 | +24.5% |
| Median | $59,180 | $73,810 | +24.7% |
| 75th percentile | $73,710 | $101,930 | +38.3% |
| 90th percentile | $84,470 | $131,680 | +55.9% |
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
- Electricians in Houston · Electricians in Los Angeles
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