Los Angeles vs. New York
Office Clerks, General. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-9061
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 0.9% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $48,100 buys $42,400 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $47,670 buys $42,300 (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 | 112,270 | 136,580 | +21.7% |
| 10th percentile | $36,120 | $34,640 | −4.1% |
| 25th percentile | $39,590 | $37,850 | −4.4% |
| Median | $48,100 | $47,670 | −0.9% |
| 75th percentile | $59,270 | $58,380 | −1.5% |
| 90th percentile | $70,740 | $70,520 | −0.3% |
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
- Office Clerks, General in Los Angeles · Office Clerks, General in New York
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