Boston vs. New York
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Boston's median is 20.2% higher — but after local prices, Boston still leads by 23.2%.
Boston's median $129,500 buys $119,600 at national prices (price parity 108.3); New York's $103,360 buys $91,800 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Boston.
| Boston | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16,060 | 10,090 | −37.2% |
| 10th percentile | $77,770 | $74,840 | −3.8% |
| 25th percentile | $97,520 | $81,420 | −16.5% |
| Median | $129,500 | $103,360 | −20.2% |
| 75th percentile | $168,020 | $141,170 | −16.0% |
| 90th percentile | $209,520 | $182,980 | −12.7% |
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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