Houston vs. Miami
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
Miami's median is 6.7% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Houston.
Houston's median $42,110 buys $42,700 at national prices (price parity 98.6); Miami's $44,930 buys $39,400 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Houston.
| Houston | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 18,280 | 18,670 | +2.1% |
| 10th percentile | $30,910 | $35,650 | +15.3% |
| 25th percentile | $36,670 | $37,880 | +3.3% |
| Median | $42,110 | $44,930 | +6.7% |
| 75th percentile | $46,730 | $47,150 | +0.9% |
| 90th percentile | $49,360 | $51,930 | +5.2% |
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.
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