Atlanta vs. Washington
Managers, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9199
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 31.2% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 20.5%.
Atlanta's median $130,340 buys $130,300 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Washington's $170,980 buys $157,000 (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 | 24,490 | 42,010 | +71.5% |
| 10th percentile | $74,300 | $128,610 | +73.1% |
| 25th percentile | $96,170 | $151,990 | +58.0% |
| Median | $130,340 | $170,980 | +31.2% |
| 75th percentile | $169,570 | $195,190 | +15.1% |
| 90th percentile | $217,520 | $221,230 | +1.7% |
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
- Managers, All Other in Atlanta · Managers, All Other in Washington
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