Los Angeles 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
Los Angeles's median is 5.9% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 6.4%.
Los Angeles's median $47,760 buys $42,100 at national prices (price parity 113.6); 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 Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 39,770 | 18,670 | −53.1% |
| 10th percentile | $39,160 | $35,650 | −9.0% |
| 25th percentile | $45,830 | $37,880 | −17.3% |
| Median | $47,760 | $44,930 | −5.9% |
| 75th percentile | $59,610 | $47,150 | −20.9% |
| 90th percentile | $73,940 | $51,930 | −29.8% |
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 Los Angeles · Medical Assistants in Miami
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