New York 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 0.7% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 4.1%.
New York's median $169,800 buys $150,800 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 34,400 | 42,010 | +22.1% |
| 10th percentile | $92,500 | $128,610 | +39.0% |
| 25th percentile | $128,770 | $151,990 | +18.0% |
| Median | $169,800 | $170,980 | +0.7% |
| 75th percentile | $218,090 | $195,190 | −10.5% |
| 90th percentile | $300,080 | $221,230 | −26.3% |
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 New York · Managers, All Other in Washington
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.