Atlanta vs. Miami
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-6013
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Atlanta's median is 2.8% higher — but after local prices, Atlanta still leads by 14.8%.
Atlanta's median $46,370 buys $46,300 at national prices (price parity 100.1); Miami's $45,060 buys $39,500 (114.2).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Miami against Atlanta.
| Atlanta | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 22,590 | 27,020 | +19.6% |
| 10th percentile | $36,100 | $36,190 | +0.2% |
| 25th percentile | $38,230 | $38,170 | −0.2% |
| Median | $46,370 | $45,060 | −2.8% |
| 75th percentile | $48,690 | $47,950 | −1.5% |
| 90th percentile | $59,780 | $58,640 | −1.9% |
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
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