New York vs. Philadelphia
Physicians, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1229
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 7.6% higher — but at national prices the two medians buy almost exactly the same.
New York's median $265,930 buys $236,200 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Philadelphia's $245,810 buys $239,700 (102.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Philadelphia against New York.
| New York | Philadelphia | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 17,210 | 11,380 | −33.9% |
| 10th percentile | $91,310 | $75,590 | −17.2% |
| 25th percentile | $125,230 | $92,920 | −25.8% |
| Median | $265,930 | $245,810 | −7.6% |
| 75th percentile | $369,310 | $349,980 | −5.2% |
| 90th percentile | $424,620 | $391,750 | −7.7% |
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
- Physicians, All Other in New York · Physicians, All Other in Philadelphia
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