Los Angeles vs. Washington
General and Operations 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
Washington's median is 24.3% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 29.7%.
Los Angeles's median $125,830 buys $110,800 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $156,460 buys $143,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 104,610 | 112,530 | +7.6% |
| 10th percentile | $62,400 | $67,600 | +8.3% |
| 25th percentile | $83,200 | $99,840 | +20.0% |
| Median | $125,830 | $156,460 | +24.3% |
| 75th percentile | $187,480 | $201,010 | +7.2% |
| 90th percentile | $299,990 | $291,420 | −2.9% |
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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