Los Angeles vs. New York
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-2011
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 7.8% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 8.8%.
Los Angeles's median $46,600 buys $41,000 at national prices (price parity 113.6); New York's $50,230 buys $44,600 (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 | 18,430 | 28,140 | +52.7% |
| 10th percentile | $37,670 | $37,130 | −1.4% |
| 25th percentile | $43,560 | $42,920 | −1.5% |
| Median | $46,600 | $50,230 | +7.8% |
| 75th percentile | $60,020 | $62,250 | +3.7% |
| 90th percentile | $61,670 | $78,740 | +27.7% |
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.
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