New York vs. Washington
General and Operations Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-1021
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 0.3% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Washington.
New York's median $157,000 buys $139,500 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 177,850 | 112,530 | −36.7% |
| 10th percentile | $71,030 | $67,600 | −4.8% |
| 25th percentile | $100,040 | $99,840 | −0.2% |
| Median | $157,000 | $156,460 | −0.3% |
| 75th percentile | $226,350 | $201,010 | −11.2% |
| 90th percentile | $364,770 | $291,420 | −20.1% |
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.
- Full pages
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