New York vs. Washington
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-6011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 7.7% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 11.4%.
New York's median $83,840 buys $74,500 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Washington's $90,320 buys $83,000 (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 | 76,950 | 12,960 | −83.2% |
| 10th percentile | $63,320 | $60,960 | −3.7% |
| 25th percentile | $74,080 | $75,300 | +1.6% |
| Median | $83,840 | $90,320 | +7.7% |
| 75th percentile | $102,020 | $102,340 | +0.3% |
| 90th percentile | $124,970 | $121,330 | −2.9% |
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
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