Los Angeles vs. New York
Food Service 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 6.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 7.5%.
Los Angeles's median $77,850 buys $68,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $82,970 buys $73,700 (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 | 11,330 | 10,000 | −11.7% |
| 10th percentile | $46,830 | $61,210 | +30.7% |
| 25th percentile | $65,270 | $71,560 | +9.6% |
| Median | $77,850 | $82,970 | +6.6% |
| 75th percentile | $100,310 | $106,660 | +6.3% |
| 90th percentile | $125,290 | $140,410 | +12.1% |
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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