Los Angeles vs. Miami
Food Preparation Workers. 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
Los Angeles's median is 9.3% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 9.7%.
Los Angeles's median $39,770 buys $35,000 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $36,090 buys $31,600 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 44,930 | 19,630 | −56.3% |
| 10th percentile | $36,000 | $28,880 | −19.8% |
| 25th percentile | $37,500 | $29,890 | −20.3% |
| Median | $39,770 | $36,090 | −9.3% |
| 75th percentile | $44,170 | $37,300 | −15.6% |
| 90th percentile | $46,810 | $44,160 | −5.7% |
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
- Food Preparation Workers in Los Angeles · Food Preparation Workers in Miami
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