Los Angeles vs. New York
Pharmacists. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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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 10.2% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 9.4%.
Los Angeles's median $157,440 buys $138,600 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $141,320 buys $125,500 (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 | 12,450 | 20,000 | +60.6% |
| 10th percentile | $62,800 | $96,010 | +52.9% |
| 25th percentile | $133,030 | $130,320 | −2.0% |
| Median | $157,440 | $141,320 | −10.2% |
| 75th percentile | $183,690 | $165,410 | −10.0% |
| 90th percentile | $209,060 | $175,840 | −15.9% |
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
- Pharmacists in Los Angeles · Pharmacists in New York
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