Los Angeles vs. New York
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
New York's median is 7.1% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 8.0%.
Los Angeles's median $73,810 buys $65,000 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $79,020 buys $70,200 (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 | 20,610 | 36,550 | +77.3% |
| 10th percentile | $46,140 | $46,170 | +0.1% |
| 25th percentile | $58,830 | $61,990 | +5.4% |
| Median | $73,810 | $79,020 | +7.1% |
| 75th percentile | $101,930 | $126,030 | +23.6% |
| 90th percentile | $131,680 | $132,170 | +0.4% |
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 Los Angeles · Electricians in New York
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