New York vs. Philadelphia
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. 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 15.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 7.3%.
New York's median $128,090 buys $113,800 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Philadelphia's $108,150 buys $105,500 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against New York.
| New York | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 15,040 | 11,210 | −25.5% |
| 10th percentile | $63,810 | $49,300 | −22.7% |
| 25th percentile | $95,480 | $65,510 | −31.4% |
| Median | $128,090 | $108,150 | −15.6% |
| 75th percentile | $213,630 | $212,620 | −0.5% |
| 90th percentile | $333,130 | $244,880 | −26.5% |
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
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in New York · Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Philadelphia
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