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Miami 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
50k100k150k MIAMI $60,260 NEW YORK $80,620
Table 1 — Adjusted

New York's median is 33.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 35.7%.

Miami's median $60,260 buys $52,800 at national prices (price parity 114.2); 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 Miami.

MiamiNew YorkΔ
Employment14,16021,280+50.3%
10th percentile$35,910$43,150+20.2%
25th percentile$46,640$59,970+28.6%
Median$60,260$80,620+33.8%
75th percentile$79,090$129,090+63.2%
90th percentile$119,960$176,010+46.7%
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.
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