Houston vs. Los Angeles
Medical Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 31-9092
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 13.4% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Houston's median $42,110 buys $42,700 at national prices (price parity 98.6); Los Angeles's $47,760 buys $42,100 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Houston.
| Houston | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 18,280 | 39,770 | +117.6% |
| 10th percentile | $30,910 | $39,160 | +26.7% |
| 25th percentile | $36,670 | $45,830 | +25.0% |
| Median | $42,110 | $47,760 | +13.4% |
| 75th percentile | $46,730 | $59,610 | +27.6% |
| 90th percentile | $49,360 | $73,940 | +49.8% |
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
- Medical Assistants in Houston · Medical Assistants in Los Angeles
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