New York vs. Washington
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 21.5% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 18.9%.
New York's median $265,930 buys $236,200 at national prices (price parity 112.6); Washington's $208,710 buys $191,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against New York.
| New York | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 17,210 | 10,650 | −38.1% |
| 10th percentile | $91,310 | $77,430 | −15.2% |
| 25th percentile | $125,230 | $105,860 | −15.5% |
| Median | $265,930 | $208,710 | −21.5% |
| 75th percentile | $369,310 | $313,520 | −15.1% |
| 90th percentile | $424,620 | $402,900 | −5.1% |
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 Washington
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