Los Angeles vs. New York
Painters, Construction and Maintenance. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 47-2141
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 4.0% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 4.9%.
Los Angeles's median $59,080 buys $52,000 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $61,420 buys $54,600 (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 | 12,100 | 11,930 | −1.4% |
| 10th percentile | $42,130 | $45,400 | +7.8% |
| 25th percentile | $47,530 | $50,880 | +7.0% |
| Median | $59,080 | $61,420 | +4.0% |
| 75th percentile | $68,640 | $83,060 | +21.0% |
| 90th percentile | $85,130 | $111,550 | +31.0% |
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
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Los Angeles · Painters, Construction and Maintenance in New York
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