Atlanta vs. New York
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-7051
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 5.0% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Atlanta.
Atlanta's median $44,710 buys $44,700 at national prices (price parity 100.1); New York's $46,930 buys $41,700 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 28,750 | 24,720 | −14.0% |
| 10th percentile | $36,740 | $37,190 | +1.2% |
| 25th percentile | $39,630 | $42,730 | +7.8% |
| Median | $44,710 | $46,930 | +5.0% |
| 75th percentile | $48,730 | $60,160 | +23.5% |
| 90th percentile | $63,620 | $75,980 | +19.4% |
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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