New York vs. Washington
Financial Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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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 16.2% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 13.3%.
New York's median $221,010 buys $196,300 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Washington's $185,270 buys $170,200 (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 | 89,960 | 26,430 | −70.6% |
| 10th percentile | $133,940 | $122,670 | −8.4% |
| 25th percentile | $170,860 | $156,730 | −8.3% |
| Median | $221,010 | $185,270 | −16.2% |
| 75th percentile | $327,970 | $227,220 | −30.7% |
| 90th percentile | $371,170 | $327,470 | −11.8% |
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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