Los Angeles vs. New York
Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 23-2011
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 2.8% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
Los Angeles's median $77,520 buys $68,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $75,330 buys $66,900 (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 | 22,240 | 33,850 | +52.2% |
| 10th percentile | $51,200 | $49,180 | −3.9% |
| 25th percentile | $59,690 | $61,040 | +2.3% |
| Median | $77,520 | $75,330 | −2.8% |
| 75th percentile | $98,440 | $97,720 | −0.7% |
| 90th percentile | $112,160 | $121,170 | +8.0% |
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.
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