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New York vs. Washington

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 39-9031
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
50k75k100k NEW YORK $53,580 WASHINGTON $46,190
Table 1 — Adjusted

New York's median is 13.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 10.9%.

New York's median $53,580 buys $47,600 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Washington's $46,190 buys $42,400 (108.9).

Table 2 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against New York.

New YorkWashingtonΔ
Employment22,97010,440−54.5%
10th percentile$35,210$28,070−20.3%
25th percentile$37,540$36,220−3.5%
Median$53,580$46,190−13.8%
75th percentile$83,770$62,400−25.5%
90th percentile$107,170$79,720−25.6%
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.
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