Los Angeles vs. Washington
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
Washington's median is 5.3% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 9.8%.
Los Angeles's median $77,520 buys $68,300 at national prices (price parity 113.6); Washington's $81,590 buys $74,900 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 22,240 | 12,990 | −41.6% |
| 10th percentile | $51,200 | $57,160 | +11.6% |
| 25th percentile | $59,690 | $64,180 | +7.5% |
| Median | $77,520 | $81,590 | +5.3% |
| 75th percentile | $98,440 | $106,990 | +8.7% |
| 90th percentile | $112,160 | $126,020 | +12.4% |
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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