Los Angeles vs. New York
Nurse Practitioners. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1171
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 1.2% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 2.1%.
Los Angeles's median $161,470 buys $142,200 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $163,340 buys $145,100 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 10,060 | 21,680 | +115.5% |
| 10th percentile | $119,950 | $132,490 | +10.5% |
| 25th percentile | $133,240 | $142,660 | +7.1% |
| Median | $161,470 | $163,340 | +1.2% |
| 75th percentile | $178,790 | $173,890 | −2.7% |
| 90th percentile | $216,180 | $202,940 | −6.1% |
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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