Los Angeles vs. Washington
Lawyers. 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
Washington's median is 0.4% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 4.7%.
Los Angeles's median $194,410 buys $171,200 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $195,190 buys $179,300 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 41,580 | 46,840 | +12.7% |
| 10th percentile | $93,980 | $106,520 | +13.3% |
| 25th percentile | $128,630 | $161,470 | +25.5% |
| Median | $194,410 | $195,190 | +0.4% |
| 75th percentile | $271,790 | $309,140 | +13.7% |
| 90th percentile | $375,440 | $382,890 | +2.0% |
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
- Lawyers in Los Angeles · Lawyers in Washington
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.