Las Vegas vs. Los Angeles
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 37-2012
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Las Vegas's median is 9.6% higher — but after local prices, Las Vegas still leads by 20.2%.
Las Vegas's median $48,140 buys $48,000 at national prices (price parity 100.2); Los Angeles's $43,530 buys $38,300 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Las Vegas.
| Las Vegas | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 20,800 | 34,440 | +65.6% |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $35,970 | +15.3% |
| 25th percentile | $36,060 | $37,240 | +3.3% |
| Median | $48,140 | $43,530 | −9.6% |
| 75th percentile | $50,370 | $49,740 | −1.3% |
| 90th percentile | $56,570 | $60,480 | +6.9% |
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
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Las Vegas · Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Los Angeles
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.