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
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 York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 22,970 | 10,440 | −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.
- Full pages
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