Los Angeles vs. Miami
Insurance Sales Agents. 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
Los Angeles's median is 21.6% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 22.0%.
Los Angeles's median $76,870 buys $67,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $60,260 buys $52,800 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 14,680 | 14,160 | −3.5% |
| 10th percentile | $37,450 | $35,910 | −4.1% |
| 25th percentile | $48,300 | $46,640 | −3.4% |
| Median | $76,870 | $60,260 | −21.6% |
| 75th percentile | $104,410 | $79,090 | −24.3% |
| 90th percentile | $161,520 | $119,960 | −25.7% |
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
- Insurance Sales Agents in Los Angeles · Insurance Sales Agents in Miami
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