Miami vs. New York
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
New York's median is 7.7% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 9.2%.
Miami's median $44,930 buys $39,400 at national prices (price parity 114.2); New York's $48,370 buys $43,000 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Miami.
| Miami | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 18,670 | 44,060 | +136.0% |
| 10th percentile | $35,650 | $37,390 | +4.9% |
| 25th percentile | $37,880 | $45,980 | +21.4% |
| Median | $44,930 | $48,370 | +7.7% |
| 75th percentile | $47,150 | $56,390 | +19.6% |
| 90th percentile | $51,930 | $59,910 | +15.4% |
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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