Los Angeles vs. Washington
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 22.0% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 18.6%.
Los Angeles's median $101,860 buys $89,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $79,470 buys $73,000 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 44,790 | 30,940 | −30.9% |
| 10th percentile | $62,250 | $60,790 | −2.3% |
| 25th percentile | $77,000 | $64,140 | −16.7% |
| Median | $101,860 | $79,470 | −22.0% |
| 75th percentile | $123,800 | $102,750 | −17.0% |
| 90th percentile | $129,130 | $122,580 | −5.1% |
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.
- Full pages
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