Los Angeles vs. Miami
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 37-3011
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 16.2% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 16.6%.
Los Angeles's median $44,650 buys $39,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Miami's $37,430 buys $32,800 (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 | 27,860 | 21,170 | −24.0% |
| 10th percentile | $37,120 | $30,920 | −16.7% |
| 25th percentile | $38,240 | $36,150 | −5.5% |
| Median | $44,650 | $37,430 | −16.2% |
| 75th percentile | $49,030 | $45,170 | −7.9% |
| 90th percentile | $59,430 | $48,220 | −18.9% |
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
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Los Angeles · Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Miami
Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.