Los Angeles vs. New York
Flight Attendants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-2031
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 60.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 62.3%.
Los Angeles's median $79,390 buys $69,900 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $127,740 buys $113,500 (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 | 10,080 | 18,030 | +78.9% |
| 10th percentile | $48,130 | $52,430 | +8.9% |
| 25th percentile | $58,790 | $80,320 | +36.6% |
| Median | $79,390 | $127,740 | +60.9% |
| 75th percentile | $94,380 | $163,750 | +73.5% |
| 90th percentile | $113,050 | $165,290 | +46.2% |
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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