New York vs. Washington
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-2022
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 19.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 17.1%.
New York's median $96,500 buys $85,700 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Washington's $77,350 buys $71,000 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 39,310 | 14,890 | −62.1% |
| 10th percentile | $62,990 | $53,210 | −15.5% |
| 25th percentile | $76,320 | $61,980 | −18.8% |
| Median | $96,500 | $77,350 | −19.8% |
| 75th percentile | $120,980 | $99,370 | −17.9% |
| 90th percentile | $137,370 | $119,810 | −12.8% |
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
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New York · Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Washington
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