Los Angeles vs. New York
Insurance Sales Agents. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 41-3021
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 4.9% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 5.8%.
Los Angeles's median $76,870 buys $67,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $80,620 buys $71,600 (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 | 14,680 | 21,280 | +45.0% |
| 10th percentile | $37,450 | $43,150 | +15.2% |
| 25th percentile | $48,300 | $59,970 | +24.2% |
| Median | $76,870 | $80,620 | +4.9% |
| 75th percentile | $104,410 | $129,090 | +23.6% |
| 90th percentile | $161,520 | $176,010 | +9.0% |
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 New York
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