Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-2061
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 10.8% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $79,310 buys $69,800 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Philadelphia's $70,710 buys $68,900 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 33,590 | 15,920 | −52.6% |
| 10th percentile | $64,200 | $60,620 | −5.6% |
| 25th percentile | $73,860 | $64,340 | −12.9% |
| Median | $79,310 | $70,710 | −10.8% |
| 75th percentile | $92,930 | $76,300 | −17.9% |
| 90th percentile | $96,630 | $79,690 | −17.5% |
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
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Los Angeles · Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Philadelphia
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