Los Angeles vs. New York
Parking Attendants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-6021
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 3.6% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 2.8%.
Los Angeles's median $37,280 buys $32,800 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $35,920 buys $31,900 (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 | 11,070 | 14,220 | +28.5% |
| 10th percentile | $35,980 | $33,580 | −6.7% |
| 25th percentile | $36,540 | $35,050 | −4.1% |
| Median | $37,280 | $35,920 | −3.6% |
| 75th percentile | $42,770 | $36,420 | −14.8% |
| 90th percentile | $47,080 | $42,290 | −10.2% |
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
- Parking Attendants in Los Angeles · Parking Attendants in New York
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