Los Angeles vs. New York
Financial and Investment Analysts. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-2051
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 26.1% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 27.2%.
Los Angeles's median $102,260 buys $90,000 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $128,930 buys $114,500 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 19,600 | 53,870 | +174.8% |
| 10th percentile | $67,500 | $79,340 | +17.5% |
| 25th percentile | $82,990 | $103,140 | +24.3% |
| Median | $102,260 | $128,930 | +26.1% |
| 75th percentile | $134,150 | $174,990 | +30.4% |
| 90th percentile | $181,190 | $225,390 | +24.4% |
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
- Financial and Investment Analysts in Los Angeles · Financial and Investment Analysts in New York
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