Los Angeles vs. New York
Graphic Designers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 27-1024
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 9.5% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 10.5%.
Los Angeles's median $72,400 buys $63,800 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $79,280 buys $70,400 (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 | 13,810 | 15,160 | +9.8% |
| 10th percentile | $45,500 | $47,490 | +4.4% |
| 25th percentile | $53,790 | $62,040 | +15.3% |
| Median | $72,400 | $79,280 | +9.5% |
| 75th percentile | $95,440 | $102,060 | +6.9% |
| 90th percentile | $123,590 | $132,520 | +7.2% |
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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