Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia
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
Los Angeles's median is 1.6% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Philadelphia.
Los Angeles's median $46,500 buys $40,900 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Philadelphia's $45,740 buys $44,600 (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 | 40,900 | 20,930 | −48.8% |
| 10th percentile | $37,650 | $32,220 | −14.4% |
| 25th percentile | $42,660 | $37,800 | −11.4% |
| Median | $46,500 | $45,740 | −1.6% |
| 75th percentile | $57,340 | $57,860 | +0.9% |
| 90th percentile | $95,630 | $82,170 | −14.1% |
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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