Los Angeles vs. New York
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 12.1% higher — but after local prices, Los Angeles still leads by 11.3%.
Los Angeles's median $50,760 buys $44,700 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $44,640 buys $39,700 (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 | 13,130 | 25,420 | +93.6% |
| 10th percentile | $39,820 | $36,680 | −7.9% |
| 25th percentile | $45,180 | $37,530 | −16.9% |
| Median | $50,760 | $44,640 | −12.1% |
| 75th percentile | $62,910 | $53,770 | −14.5% |
| 90th percentile | $78,850 | $65,990 | −16.3% |
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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