Miami vs. Washington
Lawyers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 23-1011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 21.8% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 27.6%.
Miami's median $160,320 buys $140,400 at national prices (price parity 114.2); 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 Miami.
| Miami | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 23,270 | 46,840 | +101.3% |
| 10th percentile | $77,510 | $106,520 | +37.4% |
| 25th percentile | $102,630 | $161,470 | +57.3% |
| Median | $160,320 | $195,190 | +21.8% |
| 75th percentile | $212,070 | $309,140 | +45.8% |
| 90th percentile | $332,850 | $382,890 | +15.0% |
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 Miami · 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.