Los Angeles 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
Los Angeles's median is 12.4% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 12.8%.
Los Angeles's median $51,410 buys $45,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); 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 Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Miami | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 40,380 | 27,020 | −33.1% |
| 10th percentile | $38,650 | $36,190 | −6.4% |
| 25th percentile | $45,570 | $38,170 | −16.2% |
| Median | $51,410 | $45,060 | −12.4% |
| 75th percentile | $60,370 | $47,950 | −20.6% |
| 90th percentile | $74,220 | $58,640 | −21.0% |
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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