Miami 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
New York's median is 21.3% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 23.0%.
Miami's median $62,090 buys $54,400 at national prices (price parity 114.2); 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 Miami.
| Miami | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 17,820 | 33,850 | +90.0% |
| 10th percentile | $38,500 | $49,180 | +27.7% |
| 25th percentile | $50,330 | $61,040 | +21.3% |
| Median | $62,090 | $75,330 | +21.3% |
| 75th percentile | $77,730 | $97,720 | +25.7% |
| 90th percentile | $91,990 | $121,170 | +31.7% |
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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