Los Angeles vs. New York
Light Truck Drivers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3033
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 2.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 2.9%.
Los Angeles's median $46,500 buys $40,900 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $47,440 buys $42,100 (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 | 40,900 | 58,140 | +42.2% |
| 10th percentile | $37,650 | $36,150 | −4.0% |
| 25th percentile | $42,660 | $44,480 | +4.3% |
| Median | $46,500 | $47,440 | +2.0% |
| 75th percentile | $57,340 | $57,770 | +0.7% |
| 90th percentile | $95,630 | $76,360 | −20.2% |
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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