Miami 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
New York's median is 6.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 8.1%.
Miami's median $44,730 buys $39,200 at national prices (price parity 114.2); 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 Miami.
| Miami | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 61,160 | 136,580 | +123.3% |
| 10th percentile | $30,880 | $34,640 | +12.2% |
| 25th percentile | $35,210 | $37,850 | +7.5% |
| Median | $44,730 | $47,670 | +6.6% |
| 75th percentile | $54,250 | $58,380 | +7.6% |
| 90th percentile | $66,930 | $70,520 | +5.4% |
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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