New York 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
New York's median is 18.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 15.2%.
New York's median $96,900 buys $86,100 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 98,900 | 30,940 | −68.7% |
| 10th percentile | $62,530 | $60,790 | −2.8% |
| 25th percentile | $75,390 | $64,140 | −14.9% |
| Median | $96,900 | $79,470 | −18.0% |
| 75th percentile | $128,250 | $102,750 | −19.9% |
| 90th percentile | $136,330 | $122,580 | −10.1% |
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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