Los Angeles vs. New York
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 37-2011
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 10.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 11.6%.
Los Angeles's median $38,720 buys $34,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $42,840 buys $38,100 (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 | 83,160 | 183,030 | +120.1% |
| 10th percentile | $35,700 | $35,000 | −2.0% |
| 25th percentile | $36,520 | $36,740 | +0.6% |
| Median | $38,720 | $42,840 | +10.6% |
| 75th percentile | $47,070 | $51,220 | +8.8% |
| 90th percentile | $56,300 | $61,950 | +10.0% |
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.
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