New York 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 8.3% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 12.0%.
New York's median $75,330 buys $66,900 at national prices (price parity 112.6); 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 New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 33,850 | 12,990 | −61.6% |
| 10th percentile | $49,180 | $57,160 | +16.2% |
| 25th percentile | $61,040 | $64,180 | +5.1% |
| Median | $75,330 | $81,590 | +8.3% |
| 75th percentile | $97,720 | $106,990 | +9.5% |
| 90th percentile | $121,170 | $126,020 | +4.0% |
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
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