Atlanta vs. Washington
Management Analysts. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 25.3% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 15.1%.
Atlanta's median $101,220 buys $101,200 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Washington's $126,830 buys $116,500 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 26,870 | 62,360 | +132.1% |
| 10th percentile | $62,870 | $78,970 | +25.6% |
| 25th percentile | $79,790 | $101,400 | +27.1% |
| Median | $101,220 | $126,830 | +25.3% |
| 75th percentile | $132,530 | $156,750 | +18.3% |
| 90th percentile | $171,130 | $181,280 | +5.9% |
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
- Management Analysts in Atlanta · Management Analysts in Washington
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