Houston vs. Los Angeles
Pharmacy Technicians. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-2052
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 9.4% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Houston.
Houston's median $46,400 buys $47,000 at national prices (price parity 98.6); Los Angeles's $50,760 buys $44,700 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Houston.
| Houston | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 10,610 | 13,130 | +23.8% |
| 10th percentile | $35,430 | $39,820 | +12.4% |
| 25th percentile | $37,740 | $45,180 | +19.7% |
| Median | $46,400 | $50,760 | +9.4% |
| 75th percentile | $49,570 | $62,910 | +26.9% |
| 90th percentile | $61,120 | $78,850 | +29.0% |
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.
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