Los Angeles vs. New York
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-2021
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 4.9% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 4.0%.
Los Angeles's median $101,860 buys $89,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $96,900 buys $86,100 (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 | 44,790 | 98,900 | +120.8% |
| 10th percentile | $62,250 | $62,530 | +0.4% |
| 25th percentile | $77,000 | $75,390 | −2.1% |
| Median | $101,860 | $96,900 | −4.9% |
| 75th percentile | $123,800 | $128,250 | +3.6% |
| 90th percentile | $129,130 | $136,330 | +5.6% |
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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